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Health Care Powers of Attorney

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Learn about how to name someone to make health care decisions for you if you become unable to make decisions for yourself.

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What Is an Advance Directive?

There may come a time when you can’t make your own health care decisions because you are seriously ill or injured. Advance directives are a way to make sure that a person you trust is named to make decisions for you. Read this article to learn more.
Making a Health Care Power of Attorney

In the future, you may be unable to make or communicate your health care decisions because of injury or illness. To prepare for this possibility, you can name someone to make health care decisions for you. To do this, you can prepare a Health Care Power of Attorney.
What Is Elder Abuse?

Elder abuse happens when someone harms or threatens to harm an older adult’s health or welfare. To learn more about the signs of elder abuse and how to prevent it, read more.

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Do-It-Yourself Health Care Power of Attorney

Use this tool to name someone to make decisions about your physical and mental health care if you can't make those decisions for yourself.

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