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{{Legal Issues in Residential Care: An Advocate's Manual TOC}} | {{Legal Issues in Residential Care: An Advocate's Manual TOC}} | ||
''“The question of consent should play a central role in discussions about admission to residential care facilities. Legally, adults are presumed to be capable of making decisions unless there is evidence to the contrary. It follows that seniors themselves should be the ones who consent to their admission to a residential care facility unless their capacity to make this decision is unclear. In these cases, seniors’ capacity should be assessed.”'' | :''“The question of consent should play a central role in discussions about admission to residential care facilities. Legally, adults are presumed to be capable of making decisions unless there is evidence to the contrary. It follows that seniors themselves should be the ones who consent to their admission to a residential care facility unless their capacity to make this decision is unclear. In these cases, seniors’ capacity should be assessed.”'' | ||
: ''Best of Care, pg. 243'' | :: ''Best of Care, pg. 243'' | ||
Mentally capable adults have the right to decide where they will live, and those who are not mentally capable should still have their needs and wishes considered. | Mentally capable adults have the right to decide where they will live, and those who are not mentally capable should still have their needs and wishes considered. | ||
