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NHPCO’s CaringInfo Program Launches New Consumer Blog, Insights

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CaringInfo also offers more information about advance directives and free advance directives and instructions for all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington DC in both English and Spanish, downloadable as PDF files. Making Your Healthcare Wishes and Medical Choices Known Advance Directive vs. Living Will: Which Do You Need?

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National Healthcare Decisions Day April 16

NHPCO

Advance care planning includes completing an Advance Directive (also known as a living will) and appointing a Health Care Power of Attorney (someone to make healthcare decisions for you if you are unable to speak for yourself). NHPCO’s CaringInfo.org has free resources that include: Free downloadable state-specific Advance Directive forms.

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High Peaks Hospice Observes National Healthcare Decisions Day By Sharing the FIVE WISHES.

High Peaks Hospice

A living will is an advance directive that speaks to what care you want or do not want (i.e. The majority of people, even those who are seriously ill, haven’t talked about or documented their wishes. Once you have completed and documented your wishes in your copy of the booklet, don’t just file it away. Why does this happen?

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Caregiving Best Practices: Get Healthcare, Financial, and Legal Affairs in Order

Hope Hospice

Do you and your loved ones have an advance healthcare directive as well as the other documents necessary for managing legal and financial issues (e.g., He regularly cares for his elderly parents, but this time he sought guidance about relatives who live out of state—a couple in their 40s, both of whom were diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Caregiver Mistakes: Not Having Healthcare, Financial, and Legal Affairs in Order

Hope Hospice

Do you and your loved ones have an advance healthcare directive as well as the other documents necessary for managing legal and financial issues (e.g., He regularly cares for his elderly parents, but this time he sought guidance about relatives who live out of state—a couple in their 40s, both of whom were diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Top Family Caregiver Mistakes:  Part 1.5; Not having healthcare, financial, and legal affairs in order

Hope Hospice

Do you and your loved ones have an advance healthcare directive as well as the other documents necessary for managing legal and financial issues (e.g., He regularly cares for his elderly parents, but this time he sought guidance about relatives who live out of state—a couple in their 40s, both of whom were diagnosed with COVID-19.

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High Peaks Hospice Shares FIVE WISHES

High Peaks Hospice

A living will is an advance directive that speaks to what care you want or do not want (i.e. The majority of people, even those who are seriously ill, haven’t talked about or documented their wishes. A printable copy of Five Wishes is available here for you to download, view and print. Why does this happen?

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