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    Advance Directives

    Senior medical wishes.

    Five Wishes $5

    • Plain language living will.
    • Senior write wishes.
    • Legal 42 states.
    • FiveWishes.org.
    • Family knows.
    • Worth $5.

    Healthcare proxy

    • Designate trusted person.
    • Senior decisions if can't.
    • State-specific form.
    • Free.
    • Critical document.
    • Worth setup.

    POLST

    • Physician Orders Life-Sustaining Treatment.
    • Senior end-of-life specific.
    • Doctor signs.
    • EMTs follow.
    • Worth if frail.
    • State varies.

    DNR if want

    • Do Not Resuscitate.
    • Senior thoughtful decision.
    • Doctor signs.
    • Wear bracelet.
    • EMTs need to see.
    • Personal choice.

    Where to keep

    • Refrigerator door magnet.
    • Wallet card.
    • Family copies.
    • Doctor file.
    • MyChart upload.
    • Worth multiple copies.

    Update every 5 years

    • Wishes change.
    • Senior reflect periodically.
    • Health changes.
    • Family discuss.
    • Worth updating.
    • Free.

    $5 Five Wishes = senior medical wishes documented

    Senior $5 Five Wishes living will + free healthcare proxy + POLST if frail + DNR if wanted = comprehensive medical wishes documented. Refrigerator + wallet + family copies. EMTs follow. Family relieved decisions. Update every 5 years. Most loving senior estate prep.