In general, all adults, regardless of diagnosis or condition, should be presumed competent to consent to participation in research unless there is evidence of serious disability that would impair ...
The process of assessing a person’s mental capacity is often misunderstood by social care practitioners as they seek to apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and the lessons from ...
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 ...