Advance Directives

As a home care provider, our purpose is to inform all adult clients of their rights under North Carolina State Law to make and direct decisions concerning medical care. This includes the right to formulate Advance Directives such as Living Will and/or Advance Instruction for Mental health treatment. This also includes the right to appoint a health care power of attorney, and/or attorney-in-fact.

The agency will recognize all adult clients right under state law to make decisions regarding medical care including the right to accept or refuse medical treatment and the right to formulate advance directive. The agency will not withhold care based on whether or not the individual has an advance directive.

Home Care of the Carolinas will respect the content of the client's advance directive. However, if the agency can not ethically agree with the content of the advance directive, the client will be informed and referred to another agency of his or her choice.

For more information visit NC Division of Aging

For further information contact your physician and or attorney.

Advance Directive Information:

Advance Directive Brochure
Designetion of Healthcare agent
Desire for a natural death
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