We provide expert capacity assessments to support informed, ethical, and legally sound decision-making.
Adults may not be able to make their own decisions for different reasons. A capacity assessment is used to determine if an adult can:
Capacity is assessed to help determine whether or not:
Before a capacity assessment, a doctor must give the adult a medical exam to ensure their decision-making ability isn’t being affected by a temporary or reversible medical condition. The clinician must be made aware of the time & date of appointment and physician name.
A Capacity Assessment Report is completed by a designated capacity assessor.
The original assessment is not typically given directly to the adult being assessed. Instead, it is usually provided to the person who requested the assessment (often a family member, lawyer, or Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee).
The completed report can then be filed with the court as part of an application for Guardianship and/or Trusteeship. You must file within six months for guardianship/trusteeship for this assessment to be valid.
The adult being assessed is entitled to know the results and may request a copy, but the distribution of the official document follows strict procedures.
Costs: Please check with your insurance provider to evaluate if this can be covered by your insurance company. Our pricing aligns with government mandated pricing guidelines 500-700.
• $500 for guardianship or trusteeship
• $700 for combined guardianship and trusteeship