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Life Care Planning is Kaiser Permanente’s name for a process also known as advance care planning. We believe that all adults should plan in advance.
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These are very important decisions, so it is best to make them after carefully considering your values, beliefs and experiences.
Although it isn’t always easy, it’s important to have conversations about what you value most in life and how you would want to be treated in specific health or medical situations.
It is also important to document your wishes. Putting your plan in writing helps those caring for you to accurately remember your wishes so you get the care that you want. One way you can document your wishes is by completing an Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD).
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The advance Health Care Directive is a legal document that lets you do the following: