Can a non-Catholic receive Anointing of the Sick if he lives in a nursing home, but is still able to process some faith based questions?

Hi,

Can a non-Catholic receive Anointing of the Sick if he lives in a nursing home, but is still able to process some faith based questions? I was thinking of taking my friend to a healing Mass. He just wouldn't be able to receive communion, right? Maybe a case by case situation, and depends on the judgment of the Priest?

Then, if my friend receives Anointing of the Sick, then why not communion on the same day? If it isn't the rule, but an exception, maybe it is okay one time, since he is sick? I think he might have received communion in the past in the Catholic Church, but recently hasn't. I might have recently told him not to receive communion. In the past, i would just tell him to pray about it and do what God puts on his heart, which i know isn't the Catholic teaching. I wasn't convicted about Catholic teaching on Holy Communion yet.

I do know there are exceptions, but we cannot make exceptions the rule.

I believe that he is a baptized Protestant / non-Catholic Christian, but hasn't made a decision to become Catholic.

God Bless You,
Brian