
How to Know if Your Loved One Has Decision-Making Ability, Capacity, and Competency
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We want our loved ones to be able to make their own decisions as long as they are able, but what do you do when they are making bad decisions? Learn about decision-making capacity and the differences between ability, capacity and competency. Listen and get resources: https://bit.ly/48u4DcB
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In this Show:
- 01:27 – Recipe: Peanut Butter Cake Mix Cookies
- 03:39 – Connections with Loved Ones After Death
- 17:22 – Decision-Making Ability, Capacity, and Competency
- 1:04:12 – Encouragement for Caregivers from a Hospice Nurse
- 1:07:59 – Outro
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