Decision Making Capacity of Older Adults - Resource Bank

The U.S. Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) has published a new suite of resources that address diminished decision‐making capacity. These include: 

• Ten key facts about diminished decision‐making capacity
• Latest research on the aging brain and how it impacts decision‐making capacity
• Issues pertaining to clinicians conducting capacity assessments on older adults
• Importance of maximizing self-determination and minimizing harm to older adults whose capacity is being questioned or assessed