Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the beliefs of key decision makers about deficits in older persons who are declared legally incompetent and placed under guardianship. Grounded theory was used for qualitative data generation and analysis. Three focus group discussions were held with a total of twenty participants (seven legal professionals; seven health and social services professionals; and six family caregivers) who had been involved in guardianship proceedings for persons 65 years old and older Deficits identified were in self-care, safety, cognition, changes in self, emotion, physical status, interpersonal relationships, trust, social isolation, social nuisance, and context.
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