Fraser Health Advance Care Planning Team
End of Life Care / Palliative Care, Legal, and Services for Seniors
Provided by Fraser Health
Advance care planning support to prepare patients in the case they become unable to speak for themselves.
What is Advance Care Planning?
Advance Care Planning is a planning process for adults at any age or stage. Healthy adults, those who have a new diagnosis, or chronic illness, as well as those who are facing serious or life limiting illness. Advance Care Planning means thinking about what matters most to you. It involves thinking about what a good day looks like, your values and wishes for present or future health care and then sharing your wishes or instructions with close family, friends and health care providers. It also means deciding who will speak for you if you can’t speak for yourself. It is a way to give those who matter to you the confidence to make decisions on your behalf when you are unable.
The Fraser Health Advance Care Planning Team is here to support patients, and those that matter to them. They can answer questions about:
- documents/legalities
- how to start/continue advance care planning conversations
- what paperwork is needed
- how to decide and document about a substitute decision maker.
Advance Care Planning is a planning process for adults at any age or stage. Healthy adults, those who have a new diagnosis, or chronic illness, as well as those who are facing serious or life limiting illness. Advance Care Planning means thinking about what matters most to you. It involves thinking about what a good day looks like, your values and wishes for present or future health care and then sharing your wishes or instructions with close family, friends and health care providers. It also means deciding who will speak for you if you can’t speak for yourself. It is a way to give those who matter to you the confidence to make decisions on your behalf when you are unable.
The Fraser Health Advance Care Planning Team is here to support patients, and those that matter to them. They can answer questions about:
- documents/legalities
- how to start/continue advance care planning conversations
- what paperwork is needed
- how to decide and document about a substitute decision maker.
The team also provides public information sessions to assist people to engage in the Advance Care Planning process. If you are interested in attending or hosting an event, call or email.
1-877-825-5034
Public email: advancecareplanning@fraserhealth.ca
Website: http://www.fraserhealth.ca/acp
Cost: No cost
Brochures and Info
- Advance Care Planning - Getting Started - Video Intro (1 minute) - Multilingual - SpeakUp in BC (Speak Up)
- Advance Care Planning - My Voice - Simplified Language (Fraser Health)
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Availability
Service area: Fraser Health Area + show cities
Service Types Provided
End of Life Care / Palliative Care
Legal
Services for Seniors
Ways to Access
- Provided by phone
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