Title

Supported Decision-Making: Potential and Challenges for Older Persons

Authors

Morgan K. Whitlatch, Center for Public Representation
Rebekah Diller, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawFollow

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Description

In recent years, supported decision-making (SDM) has gained traction as a recognized alternative to guardianship for persons with disabilities in the United States. To date, SDM has not been as widely recognized as an alternative for older people, particularly those struggling with cognitive decline. This paper explores some of the obstacles that have prevented SDM from being used more broadly by older people, identifies ways of surmounting some of those obstacles, and makes recommendations for ways that SDM can be used in the aging context.

Publication Date

2022

Volume

72

Publisher

Syracuse Law Review

First Page

165

Disciplines

Disability Law | Elder Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Morgan K. Whitlatch & Rebekah Diller, Supported Decision-Making: Potential and Challenges for Older Persons, 72 Syracuse Law Review 165 (2022).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-articles/502