GeriPal
JANUARY 16, 2025
Yael 10:34 More like a living will kind of a thing. Let’s say they’re in the ICU now on a ventilator. So on the clinical side, people are really focused on how long do they have to be on the ventilator and managing that. Eric 27:31 They are unrepresented, they’re in the ICU on a ventilator.
Hospice News
MAY 17, 2023
When advanced care planning first came out, it was really this transactional process of completing an advance directive, which includes designating a health care surrogate and completing a living will. And this is a very legal aspect, rather than the relational aspect of advanced care planning that is really helpful.
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GeriPal
APRIL 4, 2024
And now ICU care has flourished, and we can keep people alive in the sense that their heart is beating and we can sustain their ventilation and circulation. For example, I had another patient in the ICU who she was on a ventilator. ICU care was pretty rudimentary. It’s certainly not common in my practice.
Seasons Hospice
OCTOBER 26, 2022
If you have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and are receiving hospice care, you may want to consider creating a living will. When creating a living will, it is important to be as specific as possible about your wishes. Once you have created your living will, it is important to keep it up to date.
Hope Hospice
APRIL 28, 2020
Advance Healthcare Directives (also known as advance directives, living wills, or durable power of attorney for healthcare) are legal documents that specify your preferences for medical treatment and designate a healthcare proxy (also known as agent or surrogate) should you no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacitation.
Hope Hospice
APRIL 28, 2020
Advance Healthcare Directives (also known as advance directives, living wills, or durable power of attorney for healthcare) are legal documents that specify your preferences for medical treatment and designate a healthcare proxy (also known as agent or surrogate) should you no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacitation.
Traditions Health
APRIL 16, 2023
The term advance directive is also at times referred to as a living will as it varies from state to state. As the disease progresses, you may begin thinking more about Do-Not-Resuscitate orders and mechanical ventilation. Creating your Advance Directive Each state has different requirements for advance directives.
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