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Done Right, Advance Care Planning Can Reduce High-Acuity Utilization

Hospice News

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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Can I Include End of Life Care Wishes in My Will?

Seasons Hospice

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.

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An Introduction to Advance Directives

Traditions Health

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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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

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.

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How Long Can You Be in Palliative Care?

Seasons Hospice

Advanced Directives Advanced directives , sometimes referred to as living wills, are documents that provide direction for end-of-life care decisions. This type of request is often made by those wishing to avoid life-prolonging treatments such as ventilation or artificial nutrition when there is no hope for recovery.

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

Hope Hospice

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.

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

Hope Hospice

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.