Shana Siegel, a Member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., and Chair of its Elder Care & Special Needs Law Practice Group, and Lori Kayne, the firm’s Geriatric Social Worker, presented the free webinar, “Whose Decision Is It Anyway: Cognitive Decline and the Ability to Sign Legal Documents,” hosted by Aveanna Healthcare Concierge Services and co-sponsored by Lester Senior Housing, A JCHC Community.

This webinar defined “mental capacity” and outlined medical conditions that can influence capacity, addressed common legal documents and the degree of capacity needed to sign them, and discussed methods to maximize capacity.