What is a Health Care Proxy? Below is the definition from www.medicinenet.com: Health care proxy: An advance medical directive in the form of a legal document that designates another person (a proxy) ...

A healthcare proxy is a document that gives someone the power to make healthcare decisions for a person who cannot do so. People may also refer to it as a durable power of attorney for healthcare. On ...

Have you picked someone to make medical decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself? Health care advocates say if you haven’t, you should. A recent study found two thirds of Americans have ...

If someone has signed a health care proxy and durable power of attorney while they have capacity, is there any benefit to also petitioning for guardianship or conservatorship later on if that ...

April is Health Care Decisions Month. A few years ago, when I heard of this month-long awareness campaign, I thought it odd. I didn’t understand the importance of having an official health care proxy ...

Q: Before my husband passed last year, he and I spoke frequently about our health care wishes and decisions. Now that he is gone, I’m worried about who will help me with those decisions if I should ...