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The Importance of Advance Directives: Living Wills & Healthcare Proxies

Elder Care Matters

Advance directives, including living wills and healthcare proxies, are essential for seniors to ensure their healthcare preferences are respected if they become incapacitated. Learn why these documents are crucial and how to create them in this informative article.

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Three Things to Expect When Heading Home for Hospice Care

Traditions Health

The POC includes information about needed medications, services, medical supplies, and equipment, and outlines a schedule of visits from the doctor, nurse, medical social worker, home health aide, chaplain, and volunteers. A living will makes known your end-of-life preferences in case you arent able to communicate them.

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The Importance of Advance Directives: Living Wills & Healthcare Proxies

Elder Care Matters

Advance directives, including living wills and healthcare proxies, are essential for seniors to ensure their healthcare preferences are respected if they become incapacitated. Learn why these documents are crucial and how to create them in this informative article.

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Black Communities Face Barriers to Advance Care Planning

Hospice News

Advance directives (AD) and other goals-of-care documentation often lack information related to cultural, religious and spiritual affiliations, as well as personal health values, the 2016 research indicated.

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Understanding Elder Law: Your Rights and Protections for Informed Senior Care Decisions

Elder Care Matters

Understand elder law to protect senior rights and make informed decisions about estate planning, healthcare, and living arrangements. The post Understanding Elder Law: Your Rights and Protections for Informed Senior Care Decisions appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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NHPCO’s CaringInfo Program Launches New Consumer Blog, Insights

NHPCO

Insights’ monthly posts will expand consumer access to information, help the community learn from others’ experiences and best practices, and improve the public’s ability to make informed decisions about care before a crisis. Making Your Healthcare Wishes and Medical Choices Known Advance Directive vs. Living Will: Which Do You Need?

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How Health Literacy, Education Influences a Patients’ Hospice Experience

Hospice News

But what has moved forward is how we support and do things like informed consent to promote patient autonomy and self determination. We go and we have these living wills, where you don’t necessarily have advanced directives or plans, right only 34% to 36% [of patients] right now have an advance directive.

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