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Can a senior citizen in a nursing home can be found mentally incompetent by the staff psychiatrist?

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

BERNIE J asked: I thought (in addition to the doctors signature) that only a Judge could actually commit a person; not another employee of the nursing home. In order for a relative to take over his estate, they needed 2 signatures. His doctor signed the other day and alledgedly the ...