“Diagnosed with dementia, she documented her wishes for the end.”

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This article in yesterday’s Washington Post about a woman who completed an advance care directive.  Her care facility would not follow her wishes since the woman had been diagnosed with dementia.  See:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/diagnosed-with-dementia-she-documented-her-wishes-for-the-end-then-her-retirement-home-said-no/2020/01/17/cf63eeaa-3189-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html

Diagnosed with dementia, she documented her wishes for the end. Then her retirement home said no.
By JoNel Aleccia 
Washington Post
Jan. 18, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. PST