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Table 3 Capacity when care cannot be provided

From: Evaluation of decision-making capacity in patients with dementia: challenges and recommendations from a secondary analysis of qualitative interviews

Care situation Challenging issue
The patient is admitted to the hospital because care cannot be provided at home. The patient is unwilling to resettle into a nursing home.
The patient is unable to care for herself at home and was hospitalized several times before. The patient wants to stay at home.