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96. Case: Surgery, Supported Decision Making and Capacity
View Case Study: 96. Case: Surgery, Supported Decision Making and CapacityAlex is a 27 year old resident in a supported living facility. She has a diagnosis of developmental delay. She is close with her younger brother, Anton. Alex has identified…
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93. Case: Mr. Rattan Wants to Stay
View Case Study: 93. Case: Mr. Rattan Wants to StayMr. Rattan has been a resident at Ocean Wind, a retirement community offering a range of options for accommodation, for the last ten years since his partner died. Currently he…
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92. Case: End of Life with Dementia
View Case Study: 92. Case: End of Life with DementiaMr. Shah lives in a continuing care facility. A nurse recently commented; “My patient, Mr. Shah, has an advance directive that he wrote last year and that requests medical assistance…
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44. Case: Whose Business Is It?
View Case Study: 44. Case: Whose Business Is It?Brent Wathorn, 78, has been living at Halfway Lake Manor for about 6 years. His main complaint has been that he is lonely and has had difficulty connecting with the…
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38. Case: Managing Human Resources
View Case Study: 38. Case: Managing Human ResourcesThe Bluenose Villa is a long-term care facility licensed under the Nova Scotia Homes for Special Care Act. It is owned and operated by a rural, non-profit health organization. At…
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24. Case: Changing Care and Care-Giving
View Case Study: 24. Case: Changing Care and Care-GivingKevin Henderson is an 83-year old man who is hospitalized in an internal medicine clinical unit at the local hospital. Kevin has a variety of serious medical conditions including severe…
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21. Case: Balancing Concerns
View Case Study: 21. Case: Balancing Concerns“Where’s the door to my bathroom? Can’t a man get some privacy?” “Uh oh, that’s Elias again. We’d better make sure he’s alright.” “How many times are we going to…
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17. Case: Too Much to Expect?
View Case Study: 17. Case: Too Much to Expect?92-year old Ellie MacPherson has recently moved to a long-term care facility. She had found that the increasing difficulty she was experiencing due to arthritis with getting dressed, making her…
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14. Case: I Want to Go Home!
View Case Study: 14. Case: I Want to Go Home!A widower (age 88) lives alone, but has family living nearby. Recently he had a stroke and regained consciousness after being admitted to hospital. He was deemed to have cognitive…
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