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  2. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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    An advance healthcare directive, also known as living will, personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision, is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity. In the U.S. it has a ...

  3. Advance care planning - Wikipedia

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    Older adults are more directly concerned as they may experience a situation where advance care planning can be useful. However, only a small portion of elderly use them. [4] [5] The main components of advance care planning include the nomination of a substitute decision maker, and the completion of an advance care directive.

  4. 10 Useful Tips For Dealing With Irrational Elderly Parents ...

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    2. Understand your parent’s concerns and behaviors. Aging is a difficult process for virtually everyone. Many older adults are living with dementia or mental health issues, including anxiety and ...

  5. Five Wishes - Wikipedia

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    Wishes 1 and 2 are both legal documents. Once signed, they meet the legal requirements for an advance directive in the states listed below.Wishes 3, 4, and 5 are unique to Five Wishes, in that they address matters of comfort care, spirituality, forgiveness, and final wishes.

  6. Patient Self-Determination Act - Wikipedia

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    The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1990 as an amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.Effective on December 1, 1991, this legislation required many hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, hospice providers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and other health care institutions to provide information about ...

  7. Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email ...

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    Federal employees with the Department of Transportation received a similar directive on Thursday, the same day the department was managing the fallout from the D.C. plane crash near Ronald Reagan ...

  8. Elderly care - Wikipedia

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    Family members are one of the most important caregivers to the elderly, often comprising the majority and most commonly being a daughter or a granddaughter. Family and friends can provide a home (i.e. host elderly relatives), help with money and meet social needs by visiting, taking them out on trips, etc.

  9. Andrew Cuomo challenged to ‘face’ relatives of NY nursing ...

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    Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic could dog him if he jumps into the race for mayor, relatives of nursing home residents who died from the infection said.