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The hospice and palliative care movements are relatively recent developments in the medical field. Beginning in 1967 with the founding of St. Christopher's Hospice in the United Kingdom, hospices today serve to comfort people who are dying or have no chance of recovery. Since it's inception, hospice has become far more common all over the world. While most commonly used by the aged, people of any age can find themselves in hospice care. If you end your days there following a slow decline, you can make conscious choices regarding how you choose to end your life. If you end up in hospice care unable to communicate, you will greatly help your caregivers and loved ones with a legal and established living will.
While Last Will and Testaments deal with what should happen to your property, living wills are simple documents dealing solely with artificial life support. You may include special wishes or instructions; for instance, some individuals do want life support, but only for a specific length of time. Additionally, some people want to make sure they are left on life support until they pass away. In any case, a Pennsylvania living will lets you make the decision now, while you have all of your faculties.
A LegalZoom living will includes provisions to designate a health care agent; granting another person power of attorney. Check out LegalZoom's free, online legal library for more information about health care agents.
LegalZoom can help you take control of your vital health care decisions quickly and easily. Simply fill out our free, online questionnaire and get your own, customized Pennsylvania living will in three easy steps.
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