What is An Advance Directive?
The term Advance Directives is used to describe your decisions about your medical care when or if you cannot speak for yourself in the future.
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The term Advance Directives is used to describe your decisions about your medical care when or if you cannot speak for yourself in the future.
» Learn MoreA healthcare proxy is an individual appointed by you to make medical decisions on your behalf if you become unable to do so due to incapacity or illness.
» Learn MoreDo Not Resuscitate, or DNR, says that medical staff won’t try to restart your heart or breathing with either chest compressions, shocks, other machines or tubes, or medications.
» Learn MoreTraditionally, a will states your wishes after you have passed away. A living will states your wishes while you are still alive.
» Learn MoreMedical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or MOLST, is a comprehensive document that very accurately states what a patient would want as their life sustaining medical treatment.
» Learn MoreTalk with your family, friends and perhaps medical and legal professionals to ensure that your wishes are clear and reflect your choices for your healthcare. It’s important to have these conversation before an advance directive is needed, to ensure your wishes are understood and can be followed, should the need arise.
