Healthcare Insights
Posted on: July 29th, 2022 by Chad Hill
A living will is a legal document and form of advance directive expressing your healthcare decisions at the end of your life. It is only used if you are unable to communicate your wishes yourself. If you don’t have a living will in place, your closest loved ones or family members must make the hard…
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Posted on: December 20th, 2021 by Chad Hill
I’ll do it tomorrow. We’ve all said it, and most of the time, we have a tomorrow. Sometimes we don’t, and sometimes that thing we wanted to do tomorrow needed to be done yesterday. When talking about planning for your end-of-life care, this should have been done yesterday. What is a Living Will? A living will is…
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Posted on: November 3rd, 2021 by Chad Hill
The purpose of an advanced directive is to ensure the healthcare you receive at the end of your life reflects your personal preferences and values. If you suffered from heart failure and have recovered, you are still at a higher risk of your heart condition worsening. This could happen suddenly, and you may become unable…
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Posted on: October 19th, 2021 by Chad Hill
Advance Care Planning is Even More Important if You Have Had a Stroke Stroke survivors have weathered one storm, but statistics say that they will likely face more illness. According to the American Heart Association, 25% of the nearly 800,000 Americans who suffered from a stroke in a year are survivors of a previous stroke.…
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Posted on: October 11th, 2021 by Chad Hill
Why all adults should have a living will A living will is your voice concerning your healthcare when you are no longer able to express yourself. It is a written, legally-binding document, and it guides your doctors’ decisions at the end of your life. Here’s why adults should seriously consider making a living will. Put…
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Posted on: October 5th, 2021 by Chad Hill
Can a family member override an advance directive? One of the greatest benefits of making an advance directive is the peace of mind you get from knowing your healthcare wishes will be followed, even when you can no longer make those decisions yourself. You may be wondering how solid of a document an advance directive really is.…
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Posted on: September 20th, 2021 by Chad Hill
Comparing a living will to a will? The various documents you create when planning for the end of your life are often confusing. There is a will, and there is a living will. The two wills are different documents, and they are created for different purposes. What is a living will? A living will is…
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Posted on: March 29th, 2021 by Chad Hill
As you plan for your future, you may wonder about all the references to your power of attorney. How much power exactly will your power of attorney have? Specifically, will your power attorney be able to make medical decisions for you? We’ll try to answer this question for you by explaining the different types of…
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Posted on: March 16th, 2021 by Chad Hill
Let’s say that you create an advance directive which includes a Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order. Then, when you are in surgery and your heart stops beating, the doctor does not honor the DNR order. Instead, he resuscitates you. Does that happen? Yes, it does, even though it shouldn’t. Health Care Facilities That Do Not Honor DNRs…
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Posted on: March 3rd, 2021 by Chad Hill
Having an advance directive is not a required action. Many people become incompetent to make their own health care decisions, and they have no plan in place for a doctor to follow. What happens then? The steps that are taken actually depend on the state, but most states have a similar response to this situation.…
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