A/HRC/18/37 informed health-care decisions, and that their human dignity and autonomy are not neglected due to their vulnerability (i) Establishing and implementing safeguards to ensure that free and informed consent is required for any treatment and/or other medical intervention and that this is guaranteed for all patients, no matter their age, condition and treatment proposed; (j) Developing and implementing mechanisms to protect the rights of older persons if/when they are deemed incapable of providing informed consent to any treatment and/or other medical intervention due to injury, disease or chronic conditions such as dementia. 19