ATTACHMENT PB-4016
PB-4016 REV. 7/01/12 LAYPERSON’S DECLARATION RE: LEGAL CAPACITY Page 2 of 3
Prob C. §811, 812, 1872
Conservatorship of the Person Estate of (Name):
Conservatee Proposed Conservatee
Case Number:
EVALUATION OF (PROPOSED) CONSERVATEE’S MENTAL FUNCTION.
5. Note to the Declarant: This form is not a rating scale. It is intended to assist you in recording your impressions of
the (proposed) conservatee’s mental abilities. Where appropriate, please feel free to refer to scores on
standardized rating instruments.
Instructions (Items A-C): Check the appropriate designation below: a = no apparent impairment; b = moderate
impairment; c = major impairment; d = so impaired as to be incapable of being assessed; e = I have no opinion.
A. Alertness and Attention
(1) Levels of arousal. (Lethargic, responds only to vigorous and persistent stimulation, stupor.)
a
b c d e
(2) Orientation. Encircle each type of orientation which is impaired:
a
b c d e Person
a
b c d e Time [date, month, season, year]
a
b c d e Place [address, town, state]
a b c d e Situation [why am I here?]
(3) Ability to attend and concentrate. (Give detailed answers from memory, mental ability required to thread a
needle.)
a
b c d e
B. Information Processing. Ability to:
(1) Remember. (Ability to remember question before answering, to recall names, relatives, past presidents,
events of past 24 hours.)
i. Short-term memory:
a
b c d e
ii. Long-term memory:
a b c d e
iii. Immediate recall:
a b c d e
(2) Understand and communicate either verbally or otherwise. (Deficits reflected by: inability to
comprehend questions follow instructions, use words correctly or name objects; nonsense words.)
a
b c d e
(3) Recognize familiar objects and persons. (Deficits reflected by: inability to recognize familiar faces,
objects, etc.)
a
b c d e
(4) Understand and appreciate quantities. (Perform simple calculations.)
a
b c d e
(5) Reason using abstract concepts. (Grasp abstract aspects of his/her situation; interpret idiomatic
expressions or proverbs.
a
b c d e
(6) Plan, organize and carry out actions (assuming physical ability) in one’s own rational self interest.
(Break complex tasks down into simple steps and carry them out.)
a
b c d e
(7) Reason logically.
a
b c d e
C. Thought disorders.
(1) Severely disorganized thinking. (Rambling thoughts, nonsensical, incoherent or non-linear thinking.)
a
b c d e
(2) Hallucinations. (Auditory, visual, olfactory)
a
b c d e
(3) Delusions. (Demonstrably false belief maintained without or against reason or evidence.)
a
b c d e
(4) Uncontrollable or intrusive thoughts. (Unwanted compulsive thoughts, compulsive behavior.)
a
b c d e