“Every resident has the right to give or refuse consent to any treatment, care or services for which their consent is required by law and to be informed of the consequences of giving or refusing consent.”<\/p>\n
In other words:<\/strong><\/span> When a doctor, nurse, or other health professional suggests a new treatment, they must tell you:<\/strong><\/p>\n You need to know all of this to make an informed decision<\/strong>. You can decide to take the treatment, not take it, or ask for another opinion.<\/p>\n If you’re mentally capable<\/strong>, no one else can make decisions for you about your plan of care or your medical treatment.<\/p>\n You cannot be punished or forced to leave the home if you refuse a treatment, including taking medication.<\/p>\n You’re mentally capable<\/strong> if you’re able to understand:<\/p>\n If you’re not<\/strong> mentally capable of making certain decisions, your substitute decision-maker<\/strong> must make them for you.<\/p>\n A substitute decision-maker has the legal right to make decisions for you during times when you’re not mentally capable of making them yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46223","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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