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NHHPCO announces support for the
development of POLST. The NHHPCO Board of Directors recently
voted to support the use of Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining
Treatment (POLST). A comprehensive
POLST strategy will provide an opportunity to respect the wishes of
patients and strengthen
communication between patients and clinicians and among different health
provider organizations.
The POLST document reflects current preferences of the patient with
serious illness or frailty and
answers questions for treatment that goes beyond the portable DNR. The
POLST extends patient
autonomy in multiple care settings by allowing people to document their
desire for common
treatments that often require quick decisions to administer such as
antibiotics, blood transfusions
and fluids. The POLST initiative is being led by the N.H. Healthcare
Decisions Coalition.
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New Hampshire Advance Directives
- General Information and New Hampshire
FORMS for download
NOTE: 15 pages - please allow a few seconds for download.
- pages 1-7, general information
- pages 8-12, NH Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care form
- pages 13-15, NH Declaration (living will) form
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Information on Other State-specific Advance Directives |
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Useful
and practical INFORMATION about Hospice, Palliative Care and Advance
Directives on the NHPCO
Caring Connections
website
The National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization offers brochures and
state-specific advance directives to provide you with information and
resources for advance care planning.
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Five Wishes
An inexpensive, helpful
booklet to help you express how you want to be treated if you are
seriously ill and unable to speak for yourself.
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Caring Conversations
This website helps
families share meaningful conversation while making practical preparations
for end-of-life decisions. It offers a free workbook filled with
thought-provoking questions.
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Isn't It Time We Talk?
This inexpensive
planning guide is a step-by-step workbook designed to help individuals and
families plan for the care they want at the end of life.
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Additional
Resources on more End-of-Life Topics
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Hampshire
Hospice
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Palliative
Care
Organization