Capacity Evaluations

What is Capacity?

Capacity is the ability to evaluate the risks and benefits of your choices and make informed decisions for yourself. We are all assumed to have capacity to make our own choices.

However, sometimes adults with known or suspected psychiatric or neurological conditions (dementia, neurocognitive disorder, traumatic brain injury, mental illness) lose some of their cognitive (thinking) abilities.

A Neuropsychologist can determine CAPACITY.

Only a judge can determine COMPETENCY (Legal Term).

Are you concerned about an older adult in your life?

Are you concerned about dementia and their ability to make important decisions for themselves (legal, medical)?

Are you concerned others may be taking advantage of them?

Do they have Capacity (Competency) to make their own decisions?

Are you wondering about Conservatorship or how to protect them?

Are you concerned that Estate Planning will be contested by others?

If so, then a capacity evaluation may be needed.