Planning ahead can profit you in lots of areas of your life. Healthcare is no exception. It may be helpful to document how you want to to be cared for and who would make care decisions for you for those who grow to be unable to live independently, even for those who don’t think you have to it.
Social employee Kim Barnhart explains intimately the steps to follow on this episode of the For Health’s Sake podcast. We talk via:
- When to issue healthcare guidelines ahead of time
- The role of the medical representative
- What for those who haven’t got a guardianship directive
- What to do with past care records
Enter the plan
Your care team will all the time do what’s best for you, but when you could have specific preferences, documenting them might be very helpful. Planning your healthcare ahead of time is a type of insurance – it might offer you peace of mind knowing that your wishes shall be met as accurately as possible, even for those who cannot personally contribute.