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Health Care Decision-Making: Legal Rights of People Living with Dementia

Health Care Decision-Making: Legal Rights of People Living with Dementia

People living with dementia often find that their decision-making rights are not respected. Some people assume that if you have dementia you cannot understand information or make choices. This page you will find a set of resources on the decision-making rights of people living with dementia.

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produced by
Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL)
produced in
2020
last reviewed
October 2020 i Last date reviewed by a qualified expert to ensure content up-to-date. See "Tips" in Clicklaw content criteria (bottom of pageside menu) for details.
resource type
reports & documents
tags
dementia, mental capacity, health care consent, access to justice, public legal education, law reform