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Vol. 38, Issue 4 (March - April 2017)

Volume 38 Issue 4   April 2017

SPOTLIGHT

Elder

Safety vs. Self: Autonomous Range of Risk Analysis

In the nether-land of fading capacity, the burning question becomes whether sufficient capacity occurs to respect one’s self-determination for the issue at hand, even if one’s decision invites what most would consider a high danger. In this article, Sue Fabian examines this ongoing issue from her professional perspective and experience. This article includes Autonomous Range of Risk Analysis sample forms (both for client and health care professional) for use in practice.

ABOUT BIFOCAL

BIFOCAL, the Commission on Law and Aging's bi-monthly journal, provides timely, valuable legal resources pertaining to older persons, generated through the joint efforts of public and private bar groups and the aging network

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