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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig
Many older adults lose decision-making capacity during serious illnesses, and a significant percentage lack family or friends to assist with decisions. These individuals may become "unrepresented," meaning they lack the capacity to make a specific medical decision, do not have an advance directive for that decision, and do not have a surrogate to help.
In today's podcast, we talk with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, and Yael Zweig, authors of the AGS position statement on making medical treatment decisions for unrepresented older adults. We define "unrepresented" and address the following…
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