ADVANCED CARE PLANNING for mercury street medical patients

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Five Wishes, America's favorite Living Will

Five Wishes Booklet for Catholics, Finishing life Faithfully 

Six Steps Living Will, This is a more involved, detailed living will program 

The Conversation Project, Many resources for individuals & families regarding ACP.

Iris through Aledade for certain patients with Medicare: Iris is a company that helps people complete Advanced Care Planning. A very small subset of patients with Medicare are eligible, and we encourage those patients to work with Iris.

Montana State University provides information about Health Care POAs.

The American  Bar Association provides legal advice regarding all aspects of advanced care planning.

 These orders are created together by you and your healthcare provider, and they must be signed by your provider to take effect. 

Montana POLST

Article about the MOELI form and an embedded copy of the printable MOELI

 Bring your completed living will packet to your doctor to talk through your choices and have it added to your chart. Ask whether a POLST or MOELI is appropriate for your health needs, or let your doctor know if you want one in place. Even if the answer is no, the discussion is still important.  Bring your completed living will packet to your doctor to talk through your choices and have it added to your chart. Ask whether a POLST or MOELI is appropriate for your health needs, or let your doctor know if you want one in place. Even if the answer is no, the discussion is still important. 

The Montana End of Life Registry  provides simple steps for uploading your documents. Make sure you share your Advance Directives with your family and with anyone you’ve chosen to act as your medical power of attorney. 

This FREE will creation site recommended by PBS. It is user friendly and easy to complete.

Freewill at https://www.freewill.com/

 End‑of‑life planning has grown into a large industry, and many organizations now offer paid assistance.   Before spending money, take a look at the  National Institute of Health  resource we’ve linked, it can help you decide whether you’re comfortable completing the steps on your own for free. 

While we cannot offer legal advice, our goal is to help you consider the practical steps that can support the best possible end‑of‑life planning, even when the future is uncertain.