Advance Planning in Florida Advanced directives and other information for Floridians who want to plan for the future.
By: Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. - Tampa
Common questions about mental health
(Separate Website)
By: National Mental Health Association
Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning
(Separate Website)
INTRODUCTION
If you are looking at this tool kit, you are either thinking of making a health care advance directive (such as a living will or durable power of attorney for health care), or you may have already signed one. In either case, you should be aware that just having a written advance directive by itself does not ensure that your wishes will be understood and respected. Studies have shown that standard advance directive forms do little to influence end-of-life decisions without: 1) informed, thoughtful reflection about your wishes and values, and 2) personal communication between you and your likely decision-makers before a crisis occurs.
WHY A TOOL KIT?
Good advance planning for health care decisions is, in reality, a continuing conversation - about values, priorities, the meaning of one's life, and quality of life. To help you in this process, this tool kit contains a variety of self-help worksheets, suggestions, and resources. There are 10 tools in all, each clearly labeled and user-friendly. The tool kit does not create a formal advance directive for you. Instead, it helps you do the much harder job of discovering, clarifying, and communicating what is important to you in the face of serious illness.
By: ABA
Decoding your hospital bills
(Separate Website)
Tips for finding and fixing costly errors.
By: Consumers Unions
Do you have a Will?
(Separate Website)
General information pamphlet.
By: The Florida Bar
Florida Powers of Attorney
(Separate Website)
General information pamphlet.
By: The Florida Bar
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Advanced Directives PDF - Advanced Directives Flyer.
By: Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc. - St. Petersburg Office
Helping you choose quality home care and hospice services
(Separate Website)
This is a list of questions to help you get the information you need. You can also check to see if a facility is approved by JCAHO using their Quality Check.
By: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Living Wills and Health Care Directives
(Separate Website)
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