It may be a bit difficult to think about life care planning but everyone needs to arrange a life care planning kit. A full life care planning kit includes a health care power of attorney, a living will Arizona, letter to the healthcare agent, a mental health care power of attorney, and a do not resuscitate order (if one is desired).

Your living will Arizona is a critical document

Your living will Arizona is one of the most important documents in your life care planning kit. The purpose of your living will Arizona is to write instructions on the types of medical interventions and treatments that you would like to be used on you in the case that you are unable to communicate with your doctors. Your living will Arizona is used in combination with your health care/mental health care power of attorney to make medical decisions on your behalf if you should become incapacitated.

Be sure to create a health care/mental health care power of attorney

The second set of documents that you need to have as a part of your life care planning kit are a health care and mental health care power of attorney. These documents designate a particular person to be your “health care surrogate” who can make medical decisions on your behalf in agreement with your living will Arizona. This individual should be a highly trustworthy person, as this person can make decisions regarding the types of medical or mental health care that you may receive if you are unable to communicate.

Your health care surrogate can also make other decisions based on your living will Arizona

The health care surrogate can also be designated to make other important decisions such as approving admittance to medical institutions, making funeral arrangements, make decisions about nursing homes or assisted living facilities, and other decisions based on your living will Arizona.

You may or may not wish to fill out a do not resuscitate

A DNR or do not resuscitate is a request for medical staff to not use any medical interventions such as drugs or equipment to restart your heart or assist your breathing. Some people may wish to fill this form out but it is a personal decision, and is not required as a part of your life care planning kit or your living will Arizona.

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