Clinical Resources - Capacity Assessment

Here is a listing of Clinical Resources about the topic of Capacity Assessment, organized into the following categories:

• Primary Care Clinical Resources
• Best Practices Guidelines
• Other Links

Primary Care Clinical Resources

Algorithms and Frameworks

• Capacity to Consent to Admission to a Care Facility - Algorithm - Click here
• Capacity to Consent to Treatment - Algorithm - Click here
• Capacity to Make Decisions Regarding Property - Algorithm - Click here
  

Client / Patient Pre-Assessment Forms

• Consent and Capacity Board Form A: Application to Board to Review a Finding of Incapacity - Click here
• Consent and Capacity Board Form B: Application to Board to Appoint a Representative - Click here
  

Clinician Assessment Forms

• Aid To Capacity Evaluation - Click here
• Consent and Capacity Board Form D: Application to the Board for Directions - Click here
  
• Consent and Capacity Board Form E: Application to the Board for Permission to Depart from Wishes - Click here
  
• Patient Risk Assessment Framework - Click here
• Risk Assessment Worksheet - Click here

Quick Reference Sheets

• Advance Directives, Consent and Capacity: Tips for Primary Care Practitioners - Click here
• Determining Patient Decision-making Abilities when Assessing Capacity - Click here
• Hierarchy of Substitute Decision Makers - Click here

References

• Other References - Capacity Assessment - Click here
• Guide to the Substitute Decisions Act - Click here
  
• A Practical Guide to Capacity and Consent Law of Ontario for Health Practitioners Working with People with Alzheimer Disease - Click here
• The Role of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee - Click here
• Community Legal Clinics in Ontario - Click here
  

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Best Practices Guidelines

• Consent to Medical Treatment Policy - Click here
• Practice Guideline: Consent - Click here

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Other Links

• Consent, Capacity and Substitute Decision-Making - The Basics - Click here
• Substitute Decision-Makers for Health Care Matters - Click here
• Who Assesses Capacity Under What Circumstances? - Click here

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