Advanced Directive Preparation
Professionally-designed folder with following documents:
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- POLST
- State approved Advanced Directive for Health Care
- Five Wishes
- The ADL Project Advanced Directive.
- All documents reviewed through virtual teleconferencing media
- Follow-up communication in completion and filing of documents
Patient Advocacy:
- Vital Comm Lines can serve as a healthcare surrogate with advocacy representation
- Provide on-going collaboration and consulting regarding any Quality of Life issue
- Promote Virtual teleconferencing or direct visits in support of individual rights and decision-making
Palliative Care Management:
- Dedicated to forming a trusting camaraderie through visits and virtual calls.
- Regular meetings to address aspects of care with continued advocacy for client’s wishes
- Promotion of appropriate reimbursed resources, respite care, comfort care products
- Assistance in preparation and completion of Aid-in-Dying option at client’s request
- Adequate control of pain and other symptoms
- Achieve a sense of control
- Relieve burden on family members and strengthen relationships
- Gain a realistic understanding of the nature of the illness
- Understand the pros and cons of available treatment alternatives weighed in context of the patient’s goals and values
- Name decision makers in case of loss of decisional capacity
- Have financial affairs in order