Health care decision-making: New resources for people living with dementia and their families
Guest Article by Krista James, National Director, Canadian Centre for Elder Law. Older people have been greatly impacted the COVID-19 pandemic. Many need to make critical health care decisions, or plan for incapability and serious illness. During this time of heightened risk, fear, and health care system stress, it is important to make sure we […]
Conversations about Care: Report zooms in on health care consent for people living with dementia
The Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) and the Alzheimer Society of B.C. recently released a report aimed at respecting the rights of people living with dementia when it comes to health-care decision-making. Conversations about Care: The Law and Practice of Health Care Consent for People Living with Dementia in British Columbia, reflects over two […]
