Guardianship
Guardianship is a legal relationship between a competent adult, agency, or institution and a ward (FamilyCare America, 2015). A ward is a person who is above 18 years old with a disability that causes him or her to not be able to act as usual (FamilyCare America, 2015). This guardianship enables the ward to have the wellbeing by allowing the person who has capabilities to make decisions for the ward (FamilyCare America, 2015).
Guardianship acts when an individual is proven to be mentally disabled to make decision. Thus, the judgment is made by considering the person's ability to make his or her own informed decision (FamilyCare America, 2015). Additionally, Harm or risk that a person …show more content…
The "attorney-in-fact" is given a certain amount of power by the principal. He or she can be given a power to deal with a particular issue or a power to deal with all personal and financial issues (FamilyCare America, 2015).
The power of attorney acts in case an individual in not able to make decisions on his or her own. The principal appoints an individual (attorney-in-fact) to make decisions on his or her behalf. The "attorney- in-fact" can be a spouse, adult child, relative or any trusted friend who is faithful to the principal (FamilyCare America, 2015). Some of the decisions that the “attorney-in-fact can take involve: making financial decisions, make a gift of money and make health decisions such as medical treatment (FamilyCare America, 2015). …show more content…
They don't prove what they pretend to be. In context of medical setting, health fraud is legal issue that occurs when untested medical treatments are marketed and sold to consumers (FamilyCare America, 2015). The old people are vulnerable to health fraud as they are targeted consumers. Elders experience health fraud when they buy product or service based on individual's testimonial rather than scientific fact, or buy a product that is claimed to cure serious disease or more than one diseases (FamilyCare America,