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Elderly woman released from wardship with appointment of decision-making representative
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High Court declares that an elderly woman lacks the capacity to make decisions regarding her health, personal welfare, property, and financial affairs, even with the assistance of a co-decision-maker, based on uncontroverted medical evidence of severe dementia, and the court appoints a qualified solicitor as her Decision-Making Representative and discharges her from wardship.
Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015 - wardship - dementia - Decision-Making Representative (DMR) - capacity assessment - Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) - healthcare decisions - property and financial affairs - enduring power of attorney - advanced healthcare directive - Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 - prohibition of publication - discharge from wardship - Decision Support Service - review of capacity.
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