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 ...

Your clients rarely imagine themselves being unable to make important medical decisions for themselves. Yet it happens regularly. In fact, one way to introduce the topic is to tell your clients that a ...

A healthcare power of attorney or healthcare proxy empowers someone to speak with and make decisions about another person’s medical condition, care, and treatment. A healthcare power of attorney, ...

Part of estate planning is preparing for when you are incapacitated or other cases when you might still be physically present but have mentally declined. Hopefully, that will not happen. Many people ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you decided who will make tough choices for you, if you can’t make them for yourself? According to a 2020 survey from the National Poll on Health Aging, more than half of older adults haven’t ...

Financial advisors may feel as if assisting a client in selecting their healthcare proxy is beyond their purview or expertise since they aren’t healthcare professionals. But here are some tips to ...