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An advance statement is a form that lets you record the care you want in the future. It can cover any aspect of your care including: where you want to be cared for, for example at home or in a hospice. your daily routine, for example when you like to get up and eat your meals.

Types of Advance Directives The living will. Durable power of attorney for health care/Medical power of attorney. POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders. Organ and tissue donation.

An advance decision may only be considered valid if: you're aged 18 or over and had the capacity to make, understand and communicate your decision when you made it. you specify clearly which treatments you wish to refuse. you explain the circumstances in which you wish to refuse them.

?I want to be cared for and die at home. I am happy to receive oral antibiotics only if the doctor thought they would be helpful to alleviate my suffering. I do not want further life-prolonging measures and I definitely do not want to be resuscitated?.

The term advance directive (increasingly being replaced by the term advance decision) means a statement explaining what medical treatment the individual would not want in the future, should that individual 'lack capacity' as defined by the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

The two most common advance directives for health care are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care. Living will: A living will is a legal document that tells doctors how you want to be treated if you cannot make your own decisions about emergency treatment.

An advance decision may only be considered valid if: you're aged 18 or over and had the capacity to make, understand and communicate your decision when you made it. you specify clearly which treatments you wish to refuse.

The law requires that you sign your Designation of Healthcare Surrogate in the presence of two adult witnesses, who must also sign the document.Note: You do not need to notarize your Florida Designation of Healthcare Surrogate.

CaringInfo provides free advance directives and instructions for each state that can be opened as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file, which may be filled in online. The states vary in their requirements for witnesses, notarization and other specifics so review the form and its instructions carefully.

Your advance health care directive should be witnessed by two people who can attest to your mental capacity or signed before a notary public. A witness may not be any of the following: a health care provider, an employee of a health care provider or health care facility, or your agent designated in the directive.