title: Advance directives: older adults with dementia.
abstract: The benefits and risks for older adults with dementia executing advance directives are discussed. Salient issues related to decision-specific capacity and models for advance planning and end-of-life decisions by cognitively impaired older adults are presented.
authors.affiliation: The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, Division of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York 10012-1165, USA. mm5@is.nyu.edu
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mezey
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Mitty
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bottrell
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ramsey
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000523:psychology