Advance Healthcare Planning

摘要: Advancing age is associated with increased morbidity and the need for complex medical decision-making. This process of decision-making becomes even more challenging when it pertains to end-of-life situations. Older adults are vulnerable illnesses that can result in a loss capacity thereby limit their ability participate healthcare However, older make wishes treatment preferences known advance through called planning. Advance health care planning focuses on future individuals guide families professionals provide accordance individual’s values belief systems an event individual loses decisional capacity. chapter reviews information regarding including its benefits limitations.