E71 - Advance Care Directives

11/23/23 • 35 min

E71 is one of my passion topics... Advance Care Directives. These documents have slightly different names and formats in each state and territory, but they're essentially a document that details your wishes for future health care, end of life planning, living arrangements and other personal matters .
In today's episode I discuss:
- What is an Advance Care Directive?
- How do I find out what it's called in my state/territory?
- Why should I have an Advance Care Directive?
- What if my family already know what I want?
For more details on Advance Care Planning please head to www.advancecareplanning.org.au.
If you want to know more about me and the services I offer, you can head to www.navigateagedcare.com.au or find me on Instagram @thetruthaboutageing or on Facebook @navigateagedcareau :)

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E70 - Advance Care Planning

Welcome back to The Truth About Ageing podcast! Today we're talking all things Advance Care Planning.
In South Australia, there are three key succession planning documents that can help your family as you are ageing and once you die - a will, Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) and Advance Care Directive (ACD).**
In case you’re wondering what the difference between these documents is and what roles they play... a very high level, simple summary is:
WILL
A legal document with instructions for who you want to inherit your estate, care for your children and be the executor of your estate.
ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY
A legal document which allows you to appoint an Attorney to make decisions about your financial and legal matters.
ADVANCE CARE DIRECTIVE
A legal document which allows you to appoint a Substitute Decision Maker and documents wishes for your future health care, end of life, preferred living arrangements and other personal matters.
**Now Advance Care Directive's will have different names in different states and territories. If you're unsure what your state's equivalent is, you can head to www.advancecareplanning.org.au, which details the various different forms.
For more information, head to www.navigateagedcare.com.au :)

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E72 - Annual Check In

HAPPY FESTIVE SEASON FRIENDS! We are well and truly into the silly season, so this episode is all about how to check in on loved ones over this festive time.
The idea of an annual check-in is a yearly reminder to pause and take stock of how your ageing loved ones are progressing. You might look back on the past 12 months and be impressed at how independent they've been! You might compare to Christmas last year and realise there are quite a few changes in their overall wellbeing.
In today's episode I break down 8 key categories to look out for, probing questions you could use to learn more and what this could potentially be a sign of:

Personal appearance
Weight change
Mobility
Engagement
Social/community participation
Memory/recall
Medication management
Home maintenance

For more information on this topic, you can head to www.navigateagedcare.com.au/post/annual-check-in-december-newsletter
As always, you can find me on Facebook @navigateagedcareau or in Instagram @thetruthaboutageing
Happy Festive season!!