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.

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 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 ...

If you were in a hospital bed, severely brain damaged and unable to speak for yourself, would you want distraught family members to guess or, even worse, debate your end-of-life wishes? Several state ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a significant loss of life, often far sooner than individuals and families expected for their loved ones. This past year has raised conversations on health ...

BOISE, Idaho and MURRIETA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kno2®, the company that provides Kno2: Interoperability as a Service™ (IaaS) to everyone in healthcare, and Care Directives, an ...

Advanced Medical Directives are a vital part of your financial and estate planning. We often get asked to explain the difference in an advance directive vs living will. We will explain the difference ...

Mary Beebe confronted her mortality about three years ago, when her primary care physician handed her an advance directive form during a regular visit. It asked her to specify which life-extending ...

I write a lot about being organized and prepared to avoid chaos in tough situations. Medical emergencies are a perfect example of the type of situation where planning ahead and detailing what you want ...

The Oregon Senate passed a bill Tuesday that supporters say will give Oregonians a clearer voice in how they want their end-of-life decisions to be handled, by directing an update to the 25-year-old ...