title: Who makes the decisions when mom or dad can't?
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hough
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tieger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives; D000368:Aged; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D016224:Living Wills; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D009679:Nuclear Family