You never know when a health crisis can happen. It could be a car accident or a sudden serious illness. In an emergency, you ...

You never know when a health crisis can happen. It could be a car accident or a sudden serious illness. In an emergency, you ...

My sister and I had to make decisions that determined the course of my parents’ final hours. This important end-of-life document could have guided us ...

States generally allow a person (principal) to appoint another person (agent) to make health care decisions, receive protected health information, or both on the principal’s behalf. In many states, ...

Dear Savvy Senior: All this horrible coronavirus carnage got me thinking about my own end-of-life decisions if I were to get sick. Can you recommend some good resources that can help me create a ...

An advance directive is a way to tell your loved ones and doctors your wishes if something happens and you can’t speak for yourself. A directive can include the type and extent of your medical care.

An advance directive is a legally binding document regulated by state laws. Advance directives are subject to The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA), 1990, a federal law that encourages individuals ...

Have you considered who you would want to make medical decisions for you if you were unable to do so? Are your family and ...

Writing an advance directive is often considered step one for people who want to have a voice in the medical decisions made at the end of their lives, even if they are no longer able to communicate. I ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both clinicians and patients more often utilized advance directives that were more “readable, understandable, ...