(2015) Considering a Living Will. Aging, Department of (Elder Affairs, Department of)
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Abstract
A living will is a written declaration informing medical personnel whether certain life-sustaining procedures should be withheld or withdrawn if (1) you are in a terminal condition; and (2) you are unable to decide for yourself. You (the declarant) may execute a living will declaration as a stand-alone document or you may include a living will within a health care power of attorney document. A living will can be revoked at any time and in any way by communicating the revocation to anyone who was aware that the living will existed.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Keywords: | living, will, terminal, POA, health, care, attorney, life-sustaining, aging, nursing, dying, hospice, consent, resuscitate, |
| Subjects: | Health and medicine Health and medicine > Healthcare Health and medicine > Healthcare > Hospice care Health and medicine > Healthcare > Nursing homes and assisted living facilities Social issues and programs Social issues and programs > Aging Social issues and programs > Aging > Nursing homes and assisted living facilities and reports |
| ID Code: | 21955 |
| Deposited By: | Pat Wyatt |
| Deposited On: | 26 Apr 2016 18:54 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Apr 2016 18:54 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/21955 |