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Advance Care Planning - Getting Your Affairs in Order Checklist: Documents to Prepare for the Future

Advance Care Planning - Getting Your Affairs in Order Checklist: Documents to Prepare for the Future

No one ever plans to be sick or disabled. Yet, planning for the future can make all the difference in an emergency and at the end-of-life. Being prepared and having important documents in a single place can give you peace of mind, help ensure your wishes are honored, and ease the burden on your loved ones.

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Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives for Health Care

Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives for Health Care
During an emergency or at the end of life, you may face questions about their medical treatment and not be able answer them. You may assume your loved ones know what you would want, but that’s not always true. In one study, people guessed nearly one out of three end-of-life decisions for their loved one incorrectly.
Planificación anticipada para los cuidados de salud
La planificación anticipada para los cuidados de salud no es solamente para las personas de edad avanzada. A cualquier edad, una crisis de salud podría dejarlo demasiado enfermo para tomar sus propias decisiones referentes a la atención médica. Incluso si no está enfermo ahora, planificar la atención médica para el futuro es un paso importante para asegurarse de recibir los cuidados que usted desearía, si no puede hablar por usted mismo y los médicos y familiares están tomando las decisiones por usted.