What to consider
Documents and issues that could be part of your advanced care planning include:
- Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders
- Living wills
- Power of Attorney (POA) for healthcare
- Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) for finances, property and businesses
- Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
- Hospice care preferences
- Organ donation
- Funeral preferences, and any plots or funeral costs you may have already paid for
- Plans for guardianship of your children
- Account information for banks, computers and life insurance policies
- Religious practices you want followed
- Decisions related to specific conditions, diseases, terminal illnesses, and life-sustaining treatment options
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