Views
CAPC Palliative Care Discussion Forum
Palliative Care in Nursing Homes
Advance Directives in Cognitively ImpairedDate: Aug 16, 2007 9:20 pm
Replies:
order by
[Date]
[Author]
[Subject]
| Re:Advance Directives in Cognitively Impaired (by Weissman on 09/05/2007)
Hello--the issue is whether or not the cognitively impaired person is still deemed 'decisional'. If yes, then they can appoint a surrogate, if not, then no, they would be unable to appoint a surrogate. You may wish to review Fast Fact #55 "Decision Making Capacity" for more information. Go to: www.eperc.mcw.edu; Hit the Fast Facts button.
|
|
| Re:Advance Directives in Cognitively Impaired (by AmberBJones on 10/05/2007)
In addition to the decisional capacity, which is an important consideration, the rules about who can make decisions for others and under what conditions are State-specific. A good resource is the Office of the State Attorney General. The National Association of State Attorneys General made end of life care decision-making a priority recently and all members were invited to address these issues within their home States. Most of the Attorneys General have web-sites where you can search for this information.
|
IMPORTANT: In order to post a new message or reply to an existing post in the discussion you must login. If you are not a registered member you may join here.
The statements posted in the forum section of capc.org are opinions expressed by website visitors and do not necessarily represent the viewpoints or positions of the Center to Advance Palliative Care(CAPC). CAPC is not responsible for the factual or legal accuracy of any of the statements posted.
General questions about using the CAPCconnectSM palliative care discussion forum? EmailPatricia.Caines@mssm.edu