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Advance directives spell out whether you wish to be resuscitated; authorize a loved one to make sure your wishes are carried out; and even give you the opportunity to say whether you want your organs donated. On Thursday, Nov. 9, Citrus Valley Health Partners will present "Make Your Wishes Known Day." At different times during the day, each of the three CVHP hospital campuses will offer the opportunity for the public to come in and fill out an advance health care directive. (PR Newswire)
Debate surrounds end-of-life expenses Oct 20, 2006
The forms differ from advance directives, which are also called living wills, which name someone to speak on behalf of a patient and state patient wishes. Instead, the forms are doctor's orders - similar to directions written into medical charts - that are recognized and followed by medical personnel from technicians on ambulances to staff at hospitals and nursing homes. (AZCentral -- Business)
27% of Medicare goes to patients in last year of life Oct 19, 2006
The forms differ from so-called advance directives, which are also called living wills, which name someone to speak on behalf of a patient and state patient wishes. Instead, the forms are doctor's orders, similar to directions written into medical charts, that are recognized and followed by medical personnel from technicians on ambulances to staff at hospitals and nursing homes. (USA Today -- Money)
Survey of the general publics attitudes toward advance planning in Japan: How to respect patients preferences. Oct 18, 2006
This study found that there is a range of preferences regarding how advance directives are undertaken, thus it is important to recognize that any processes put into place should allow flexibility in order to best respect patients wishes and autonomy. 1999-2006 BioMed Central Ltd unless otherwise stated. (BioMed Central)
Gov. Lynchsays he's pro-choice Oct 1, 2006
All three support advance directives, which allow people to spell out their health-care and end-of-life wishes should they become unable to communicate them ... Kahn supports the use of advance directives. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Entertainment takes center stage in Nampa Sep 28, 2006
A wide variety of health-related workshops will be given, including presentations on diabetes prevention, West Nile virus, improved hearing, advance directives ce, Medicare changes and enrollment deadlines and how to prevent disease through diet, exercise and proper rest. Two safety workshops will be given including a fire prevention workshop by Nampa Fire Department and Senior Scam Prevention by the Canyon County Sheriff s office. (Idaho Press-Tribune)
Elder law issues to be discussed Sep 28, 2006
People with questions about advance directives, bankruptcy, consumer protection, living wills, financial exploitation, probate, business practices, power of attorney, durable power of attorney, wills, estate planning, guardianship, conservatorship, fraud, homestead exemption, identity theft, do not resuscitate orders, resident rights, credit card debt, burial and funeral arrangements, grandparents rights, personal injury, telemarketing scams, confidentiality, garnishments of wages, car... (Laurel Outlook, MT)
Campus briefs: WNCU to hold ribbon-cutting Sep 24, 2006
A newly launched online national resource center is now providing comprehensive information on "psychiatric advance directives," legal documents that people with mental illnesses can create to specify in advance their preferred course of treatment if they should experience a mental health crisis. The National Resource Center for Psychiatric Advance Directives, developed by psychiatric and legal experts at Duke University Medical Center and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, is now online... (Herald Sun)
AARP offers driver-safety course Sep 21, 2006
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Who gets to make decision on end of life? Sep 18, 2006
"When a loved one is dying, none of us wants to let go of that situation," said Garnet Coleman, the state legislator who co-authored the law, formally titled the Texas Advance Directives Act. "But ethically, a physician should not be forced to do harm to a patient by continuing treatment. With this law, they have the ability to say, `I can't do any more for this patient, and it's wrong to do more.'". (FOX59, IN)
North County Community News Briefs: Take a hike at Daley Ranch Sep 12, 2006
ESCONDIDO ---- The Joslyn Senior Center Travel Office will offer "By Land a day tour to Long Beach on Sept. 21. The day will include lunch at Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co., a narrated cruise through Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors and a visit to the world-class Aquarium of the Pacific. Cost is 86. For information, call (760) 745-5414.Blood drive planned for Sept. 23ESCONDIDO ---- Comerciantes Latinos Asociados, or CLA, will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 23... (North County Times)
Family Is Split Over Man's Fate Aug 26, 2006
Kris Carraway-Bowman, a spokeswoman at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, where Bernstein is a patient, said hospital officials have seen little evidence that more people are armed with advance directives, living wills or other documents spelling out how much care they wish to receive when death is near. "We haven't seen much difference at all," Carraway-Bowman said. (Los Angeles Times)
Nassau notes Aug 19, 2006
Advance directives workshop. The Nassau County Council on Aging Westside Senior Center, 1367 S. 18th St., Fernandina Beach, will host a free workshop and presentation on advance directives, which outline for doctors what kind of care you would like to have if you become unable to make medical decisions, at 2 p.m. Thursday. (Florida Times-Union)
Expert backs right-to-die talk Aug 5, 2006
Because of this case, many have filled out living wills or advance directives stating their wishes about end-of-life care, he said. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
'Living wills' aim to give people the right to control medical care Jul 20, 2006
Living wills, also referred to as "advance directives" or simply "declarations," are authorized by the Kansas Natural Death Act ( K.S.A. 65-28,101 and following). Passed in 1979, the law states: "The legislature finds that adult persons have the fundamental right to control the decisions relating to the rendering of their own medical care, including the decision to have life-sustaining procedures withheld or withdrawn in instances of a terminal condition.". (Hillsboro Free Press, KS)
With arrival of July, health care reform has started Jul 2, 2006
The Health Department, for example, was authorized to begin Saturday drafting new rules for how advance directives can be drawn up. Those are the documents people can sign that direct how they want to receive medical care if they're unable to make such decisions themselves. (WCAX.com, VT)
Series takes initiative on children providing care for their aging parents Jun 30, 2006
He made copies of the guide, containing checklists on financial resources, care choices, advance directives and how to find the best home care provider, available to the 40 people who attended Thursday's session and promised periodic updates. Johnson also said the department's budget contains an additional 8 million for comprehensive case management and also funds for emergency home responses and an increase in the reimbursement for homemakers as part of the Community Care Program. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
'Rich get richer,' AARP study suggests Jun 27, 2006
Make sure they have advance directives for power of attorney and health care, she says. That way, someone can make financial and medical decisions on their behalf if they're incapacitated. (USA Today -- Money)
Life and death - who should make the choice? Jun 12, 2006
Only about one-quarter of patients have arranged such advance directives, according to experts. "Every year, thousands of New Yorkers die without capacity to make decisions and without proxies, causing considerable anguish for their families," Gottfried said. (Buffalo News)
Hospice 'about living, not dying' Jun 6, 2006 Firewatch: Recognition for EMS Week May 16, 2006 Group works to aid those facing life's toughest choice May 7, 2006 Hospice office opens on Marco Island Apr 28, 2006 Schiavo family marks her death anniversary (Brian DeBose) Mar 31, 2006 For Your Benefit Mar 27, 2006
"I assist with community resources caregivers may need and make referrals to those agencies. I get in place all the paperwork, including advance directives with the healthcare power of attorney, and talk about living wills. I attend funerals and give insight for medications or nursing home placement," Berry said. The Orangeburg County Department of Social Services, Community Long Term Care of Orangeburg County, home health agencies, hospitals, doctors and other social workers are all among the... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Experts offer advice on staying healthy May 28, 2006
Advance directives for health care will be discussed 9:30 to 11 a.m. June 5 in the Cushman Wellness Center at the Sharp Outpatient Pavilion. Experts will explain the issues and how the proper forms are completed and notarized. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Check if the patient has any advance directives (such as Do Not Resuscitate - DNR - orders). Above all else, try to remain calm and make the patient as comfortable as possible. (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA)
" In 1983, Cruzan, 25, suffered a car crash that left her brain dead. She was without oxygen for roughly 30 minutes. Efforts to rehabilitate Cruzan failed, but doctors told her family that she could be kept alive for 30-40 years with life support machines and good nursing care. The family decided that Cruzan would probably want the feeding tube removed. Since she had not left advance directives, the family fought a series of court battles before they were finally allowed to remove the tube in... (The Daily Reflector)
Guest speaker Laura Tabone, Marco Island Community Resource Coordinator stated that the opening of the Marco Island office is now more accessible to the community in terms of services, programs, answering questions and doing community education about bereavement, advance directives, caregiving and life-caring issues ... "We've been doing a lot of workshops on advance directives," Tabone said. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
But the foundation, which also will have a separate lobbying organization, will seek to have feeding tubes classified as ordinary care for hospital patients and to make people aware of the need to have advance directives or living wills in case they cannot communicate their wishes late in life. "We lost in our battle to save Terri, but we believe it is incumbent upon us to save the lives of others from this culture of euthanasia and choosing death instead of life," said her mother. (Washington Times)
Veterans can complete advance directives for health care ... The two most common forms of advance directives are a living will and a durable power of attorney for health care ... For more information on advance directives, call the VA Medical Center at 433-0600. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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