Disabled people face many problems in their lived reality, as evidenced by the content of the
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Disabled people are constantly …

Context The assessment of decision-making ability of older adults with cognitive impairment
is a complex challenge that geriatricians often face in relation to risk-taking situations …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to provide a critical summary and
analysis of the literature published over the past five years regarding unrepresented older …

Mackenzie is a 49-year-old woman who was admitted to the emergency department (ED)
with status epilepticus. She has a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI), which was treated …

Background Dementia is assumed to alter mental capacity, which may necessitate legal
guardianship. However, only limited research exists on how dementia affects mental …

Decision‐making capacity describes the ability to make a particular decision at a given time.
People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and mild stage dementia typically experience …

Background Clinicians encounter patients under legal guardianship. We aimed to assess
the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on legal guardianship in residents. Methods A …

As the incidence of dementia rises, increased utilization of surrogate decision-makers,
including legal guardians, is anticipated. This manuscript presents an analysis of resident …

Health systems are integrating medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) into clinical care and
increasingly center “complex care” patients. These patients have intersecting medical and …

Comparative adult guardianship law and other alternatives, especially in an Asian context, is
an under-investigated area. This paper attempts to fill the gap in the literature by comparing …