{"id":6763,"date":"2018-04-19T19:58:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T19:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/?p=6763"},"modified":"2018-05-22T14:39:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:39:49","slug":"have-you-started-the-conversation-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/have-you-started-the-conversation-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you started the conversation yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Advance Care Planning<\/strong><br \/>\nStarting the conversation about end-of-life care with family and caregivers can be difficult. If you haven\u2019t yet begun advance care planning, we hope the following information will be useful in initiating the process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are advance directives?<\/strong><br \/>\nAdvance directives are legal documents that outline, ahead of time, your decisions for end-of-life care and medical treatment. Advance directives are made to ensure that your wishes are carried out if you are ever unable to communicate with health care providers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Completing advance directives<br \/>\n<\/strong>You do not need an attorney to complete an advance directive. Advance directives can be drawn up by an attorney at the same time as a last will and testament, or, you can print forms and complete them with your family or physician. Once your advance directives are completed, give copies to your primary care provider and your designated health care proxy, and keep a copy for yourself in a place easy for others to find. Finally, be sure you discuss your treatment decisions and goals with your loved ones, so that they are informed and able to speak on your behalf. It is important to note that you can change your mind about your advance health care directives at any time by completing new forms with different instructions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong>Download our <a href=\"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/advanced-care-planning-toolkit-forms.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced Care Planning Toolkit and Forms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of helpful websites for information about advance care planning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nhdd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nhdd.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/massmed.org\/healthcareproxy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massmed.org\/healthcareproxy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/molst-ma.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">molst-ma.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theconversationproject.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theconversationproject.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/caringinfo.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caringinfo.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advance Care Planning Starting the conversation about end-of-life care with family and caregivers can be difficult. If you haven\u2019t yet begun advance care planning, we hope the following information will be useful in initiating the process. What are advance directives? 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