Is a person with dementia considered incompetent?


Is a person with dementia considered incompetent?

K Mustafa, Alzheimer Caregiver book author of A Devoted Daughter
Answered on Quora.com

Diagnosis of Dementia-Causing Illness or Signs of Dementia Typically, as long as dementia is minor or nonexistent, a person in the beginning stages of a dementia-causing disorder will be deemed mentally competent in the eyes of the law.Jun 20, 2016
People with dementia often become unable to make some decisions for themselves as their condition progresses. When this happens, the person is said to 'lack capacity'. The Mental Capacity Act covers important decision-making relating to an individual's property, financial affairs, and health and social care.
In legal terms, the Infirm Persons Act defines a mentally incompetent person as someone whose mind is affected either from birth, disease, injury or by a disorder to such a degree that they require care, supervision, and control for their own protection, the protection of others, or the protection of their property.
Mental Competence - Public Legal Education and Information ...
Mental Capacity Act | Alzheimer's Society
www.alzheimers.org.uk › get-support › legal-financial › mental-capacity...
Legal Issues: Caring for Parents with Dementia - FindLaw

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