Aging in Place Workbook 2019

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Advance Directives In the event that you are no longer able to make decisions about your health care it is important to have plans in place to ensure that your wishes are considered. If you are just getting started with advance directives, or have questions about how they work, the following resources may be helpful to you: http://www.virginiaadvancedirectives.org/ and https://dementia-directive.org/ Listed below are types of advance directives (a legal document by which a person makes provision for health care decisions in the event that he/she becomes unable to make those decisions.) Check all those that you have in place.  Living Will ( A written statement detailing your desires regarding medical treatment in circumstances in which you are no longer able to express informed consent .)  Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care ( A document that lets you name someone else to make decisions about your health care if you are unable to make decisions for yourself. It gives that person, called an agent, instructions about the kinds of medical treatment you want. )  Do Not Resuscitate Order ( A DNR is a request not to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if your heart stops or if you stop breathing. )

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