Who Can Stay at Home?: Assessing the Capacity to Choose to Live in the Community
Cooney LM, Kennedy GJ, Hawkins KA, Hurme SB. Who Can Stay at Home?: Assessing the Capacity to Choose to Live in the Community. JAMA Internal Medicine 2004, 164: 357-360. PMID: 14980985, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.4.357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision MakingDisability EvaluationGeriatric AssessmentHumansInstitutionalizationLegal GuardiansMental CompetencyPhysician's RoleConceptsExecutive functionUnsafe actionsDecision-making abilityProblem-solving abilityCognitive functionImpaired insightPerson's capacityChoices of individualsIndependent livingOlder individualsSocial agencyDeficitsIndividualsAbilityPlanning limitsDecisionsMedical decisionsImplicationsActionFinal responsibilityGlobal testChoiceResponsibility