A living will is a document that sets out a patient's wishes regarding health care and how they want to be treated if they become seriously ill and unable to make or communicate their own choices. Living wills are also called active declarations.
Such a document may be helpful to relatives and to medical professionals in the case of a seriously ill and incapacitated patient.
Living wills are a part of planning what to do in the event of serious illness or disability. The phrase has been used as a handy media label to such an extent that many people focus on the document itself, rather than the actual process of advance care planning. It may well be
Such a document may be helpful to relatives and to medical professionals in the case of a seriously ill and incapacitated patient.
Living wills are a part of planning what to do in the event of serious illness or disability. The phrase has been used as a handy media label to such an extent that many people focus on the document itself, rather than the actual process of advance care planning. It may well be