The Mental Capacity Act gives guidance on assessing mental capacity – when it should be done and who should do it. This can be used when assessing the mental capacity of a person with dementia. You ...

Today, Your Legal Corner provides an overview regarding mental capacity assessment. How actions are perceived by others is worth reviewing. If I run to the hair salon in yesterday’s clothes without ...

Many patients with brain tumours possess inadequate mental capacity to provide informed consent, but this situation often goes undetected because clinicians do not routinely conduct formal cognitive ...

NEW ORLEANS ― Evaluating a patient's capacity to make decisions about his or her personal healthcare can present a significant challenge for physicians, but evaluating intoxicated patients has its own ...

Between Canada’s large aging population and an expected spike in dementia cases, capacity issues are a rapidly rising concern across estate, trust, and elder law. Statistics Canada projects that ...

Edward, your client of 15 years, comes into your office. Typically punctual, he’s half an hour late for this appointment. Edward explains that he got lost. He asks you to draft a codicil to his will.

A specialist rehabilitation company has launched a new service. Ben Holden Ltd, based in Wherstead near Ipswich, has started a new mental capacity assessment service. The company focuses on case ...

Southampton City Council was found to be at fault over an 18-month delay in carrying out a mental capacity assessment [Google] A council has been ordered to cut delays in mental capacity assessments ...