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POA: Understanding the Need for Essential Documents

Traditions Health

APRIL 15, 2024

There are several legal and medical forms you can use to help capture your wishes — from advance directives and living wills to physician orders for life-sustaining treatment and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. Should you be interested in creating a power of attorney or other legal documents, please consult your legal counsel.

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Black Communities Face Barriers to Advance Care Planning

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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. Fewer than 24% of Black participants had completed an advance directive, compared to 44% of caucasians who had.

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How Do I Make a Will?: End-of-Life Documentation

Seasons Hospice

APRIL 8, 2021

There’s a swirling cloud of confusion and questions when it comes to end-of-life documentation. ” Keep reading to learn more about different types of end-of-life documents, why they are essential and the process to create them. What Is End-of-Life Documentation? End-of-Life Medical Documents.

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The Importance of an Advance Healthcare Directive

American In-Home Care

MARCH 15, 2024

Understanding Advance Healthcare Directives Advance healthcare directives are legal documents that outline your healthcare preferences and medical treatment instructions in case you cannot communicate your wishes. These directives typically include two main components: a living will and a healthcare power of attorney.

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NHPCO’s CaringInfo Program Launches New Consumer Blog, Insights

NHPCO

APRIL 15, 2024

Making Your Healthcare Wishes and Medical Choices Known Advance Directive vs. Living Will: Which Do You Need? Advance care planning includes completing an advance directive – sometimes known as a living will – and appointing a healthcare power of attorney – someone to make healthcare decisions on your behalf when you are no longer able to.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Missouri set a very high bar, explicit written documentation that applies to this specific circumstance, which the Cruzan’s eventually cleared. But legislation can change, clinical practice can change, but I think what we’ll talk about today is how we’re now opening the door to conversations rather than legal rules and documents.

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

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. This document can specify your end-of-life wishes in the event that you become unable to make decisions for yourself. Once you have created your living will, it is important to keep it up to date.

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

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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I Just Received a Dementia Diagnosis—What Do I Do Next?

Hope Hospice

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The Series is offered at no charge and is currently produced as live webinars. It is of the utmost importance that you review your legacy documents (such as a will/trust) while you are still well. An estate lawyer can assist with preparing your financial documents and power of attorney over your estate. Make a Care Plan.

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Hospice Does Not Require a DNR

1-800-HOSPICE

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This document is usually for people in their last months of life. It’s more helpful in emergency situations than the living will , because it results in a yellow and red piece of paper with standard formatting. In emergency situations, EMTs won’t take the time to read a living will. What is a DNR? What is a DNI?

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National Healthcare Decisions Day April 16

NHPCO

APRIL 13, 2022

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). state – on our CaringInfo.org website.”.

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An Introduction to Advance Directives

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. However, even if the document is extremely thorough, there’s still a chance that something unexpected will happen. Put a card in your wallet that indicates you have an advanced directive and where the document can be found.

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Caring For Your Loved One During Hospice Services

Shining Light Hospice

MARCH 20, 2023

This can be anything from preparing legal documents like wills, living wills, or trusts to ensuring that their loved ones have access to important files – and even to their social media profiles. Some terminally ill patients might want to participate in plans for a funeral or memorial service, or even to write their obituary.

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

High Peaks Hospice

APRIL 16, 2022

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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High Peaks Hospice Shares FIVE WISHES

High Peaks Hospice

AUGUST 31, 2023

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. no feeding tube, but open to antibiotics) and your Health Care Proxy names the person who will follow those wishes and make decisions.

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The Crucial Role of Social Workers in Hospice Care

1-800-HOSPICE

JUNE 20, 2023

Social workers may also help patients complete advance directives, such as living wills and durable power of attorney documents. They assist patients and families in understanding treatment options, clarifying goals of care, and ensuring that the patient’s wishes are respected.

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How Long Can You Be in Palliative Care?

Seasons Hospice

MARCH 26, 2023

Advanced Directives Advanced directives , sometimes referred to as living wills, are documents that provide direction for end-of-life care decisions. These documents allow individuals to plan ahead and specify their wishes in case of medical emergencies or chronic medical conditions.

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Benefits of Hospice Care for COPD

Traditions Health

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A care team can also help your loved one create legal and medical documents, such as living wills and power of attorney paperwork, that dictate the type of care they would like and ensures their assets will be protected and distributed properly. COPD patients receive specialized care as well.

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

Hope Hospice

APRIL 28, 2020

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

APRIL 28, 2020

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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Five Wishes: Taking Control of Your Final Days

Hope Hospice

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The Five Wishes document is a way for you to communicate your desires for how you want to be treated—medically, physically, and spiritually—if you get seriously ill and/or death is near. Five Wishes is a legal document for persons age 18 and older in California and 41 other states. How to obtain a Five Wishes document.

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

Hope Hospice

APRIL 28, 2020

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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How Is Dignity Maintained In End-Of-Life Care?

Seasons Hospice

JUNE 27, 2023

Answer: Advance directives are legal documents that allow individuals to express their treatment preferences and end-of-life wishes in advance. They include living wills and durable power of attorney for healthcare. What are advance directives, and how do they help maintain dignity in end-of-life care?

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Hospice Advantage Solutions

MARCH 25, 2016

A document appointing an agent and/or recording the wishes of a patient pertaining to his/her medical treatment at a future time should he/she lack decisional capacity at that time.”. Health Care Proxy, Durable power of attorney for healthcare, Living will, and. Practitioners should document in detail all the services performed.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

So one that the primary outcome was supposed to be documentation, which it improved documentation, it wasn’t powered to actually look at any utilization or hard outcomes. Painstaking work to go through each outcome and really characterize and document what works and what doesn’t. They were slightly mischaracterized.

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Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

And yet, I think for everyone who’s elderly, which is anyone who’s my age or older, I would say it’s very important and ought to be part of an annual exam that we ought to be asking that, and documenting it in the chart. I think Bob also noted documenting it. Eric: Anybody else’s thoughts on that?

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Hospice Nurses: Admission Tips You Can Use Right Now

Hospice Nurse Hero

MAY 11, 2022

One of the most common frustrations hospice nurses have is related to how long it takes to complete hospice documentation. If the doctor believes the patient has six months or less to live, they can notify hospice for a consultation and/or admission. Then, documents from the referral source (i.e. Hospice Admission Tips.

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