Ethics, Law, and Aging Review, Volume 10

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Ethics, Law, and Aging Review, Volume 10 is written by Marshall B. Kapp and published by Springer Publishing Company. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0826116396 (ISBN 10) and 9780826116390 (ISBN 13).

Although the topic of decision making capacity and older persons has been discussed in the literature, there still is much to be learned about it theoretically and practically. Experts continue to disagree about which standards are important for assessing decision making capacity. Questions such as: ìWhen should a capacity assessment be done on an older person and by whom?î are covered by the editors. Topics included in this volume are the application of an original framework for ethical decision making in long term care; an elder's capacity to decide to remain living alone in the community; the quest for helpful standardized instruments for evaluating decision making capacity; and end-of-life liability issues.