Memo To: From: CC: Date: Re: Mr. Parkers condition with Alzheimer disease

a. Do we know whether the resident is capable of making his own health care decisions? Mr. Parker was responsive to medication and able to take care of himself. However, he did not take long in that sustainable condition. Lately, his condition has deteriorated, and he spends most of his time gazing outside his window. Mr. Parker has become unresponsive, and recently, has refused to eat. Mr. Parker is not able to make health decisions on his own because he has Alzheimer's disease, which is a medical condition that causes the brain cells to degenerate and die. Alzheimer's disease is also the most prevalent cause of dementia, which is a progressive decline in cognitive functions such as thinking, social and...