In the journey of life, uncertainties are inevitable. While we often embrace the unpredictability of everyday experiences, there are aspects we can plan for, especially when it comes to our health and well-being. 
A Guide to Understanding WA Advance Care Directive
Advance Directive empowers individuals to make decisions about their future healthcare, ensuring their wishes are known and respected even when they may not be able to communicate them directly. For Western Australians, creating an WA Advanced Care Directive is not just a practical step but also an empowering process that fosters peace of mind and ensures dignity in times of medical incapacity.
An Advanced Care Directive is a proactive process of reflection, communication, and documentation of an individual's healthcare preferences. It enables individuals to articulate their values, beliefs, and preferences regarding medical treatments, end-of-life care, and other healthcare decisions. Advance Directive isn't solely for the elderly or those with chronic illnesses; it's for anyone over the age of 18 who wants to have a say in their healthcare decisions.
Key Components of an Advance Care Directive
Appointing Substitute Decision-Makers
Choose a trusted individual(s) who will advocate for your wishes if you're unable to communicate them yourself. This could be a family member, friend, or legal representative.
Values and Preferences
Reflect on your values, beliefs, and what quality of life means to you. Consider the medical treatments you would want or refuse under various circumstances.
End-of-Life Care
Specify your preferences regarding end-of-life care, including life-sustaining treatments, palliative care, and hospice care.
Cultural and Spiritual Considerations
Take into account any cultural or spiritual beliefs that may influence your healthcare decisions.
Communication
Discuss your Advance Directive with your substitute decision-makers, healthcare providers, and loved ones. Ensure they understand your wishes and where to find your documentation.
Documentation
Record your preferences in a legally binding document, such as an Advance Health Directive or Enduring Power of Attorney for Health
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Creating Your Advance Care Plan in Western Australia
In Western Australia, the process of creating an Advance Directive involves several steps:
Reflect on Your Values and Preferences
Take time to reflect on your values, beliefs, and healthcare preferences. Consider what matters most to you in terms of quality of life and medical treatment.
Choose Your Substitute Decision-Maker
Select a substitute decision-maker(s) who understands your values and will advocate for your wishes. Discuss your preferences with them to ensure they are prepared to fulfil their role.
Complete the Relevant Documentation
In Western Australia, you have the option to complete an Advance Health Directive (AHD) and/or appoint an Enduring Power of Attorney for Health (EPA). An AHD allows you to specify your healthcare preferences, including consent or refusal of specific treatments, whereas an EPA appoints a trusted individual to make healthcare decisions on your behalf if you're unable to do so.
Consult with Healthcare Providers
Discuss your Advance Directive with your healthcare providers, including your general practitioner and specialists. They can offer guidance, ensure your plan aligns with medical standards, and document it in your medical records.
Share Your Plan
Communicate your Advance Directive with your substitute decision-maker(s), family members, and close friends. Provide them with copies of your documentation and ensure they know where to access it in case of an emergency.
Review and Update Regularly
Your preferences and circumstances may change over time. It's important to review your Advance Directive regularly and make updates as necessary. Life events such as marriage, divorce, or changes in health status may warrant revisions to your plan.
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Evaheld Legacy Vault
Evaheld is dedicated to empowering people to complete their digital Legacy and Advance Care Planning, with an all-inclusive Evaheld Legacy Vault making it easy, enjoyable and secure.
People are fully supported to future-proof their voice for better care and well-being, as well as preserve and share their story and legacy for loved ones and future generations.
And with twelve comprehensive categories that cover over 120 different content types, you can confidently create a family heirloom of true value for your loved ones and future generations.
What you can secure in your Evaheld Legacy Vault
1. Digital & Accessible Advance Care Directive
2. Health & Care Preferences
3. Family History & Legacy
4. Life Story, Memoir & Personal Truths
5. Preserve a Deceased Loved One's Memory & Legacy
6. Messages for Milestone Occasions
7. Legacy Letters & Legacy Statements
8. Life Lessons, Advice, Wisdom
9. Love, Appreciation & Encouragement
10. Future Generations
11. Forgiveness and Reconciliation
12. Funeral Preferences & Messages
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Evaheld Digital Advance Care Directive
Evaheld’s Advance Care Planning section focuses on preserving autonomy and preferences related to medical care. It includes identity preserving “About Me” content, as well as a digital Advance Health Directive, ensuring that people’s voices are heard, and their wishes carried out according to their Healthcare Directive.
A Comprehensive Digital Advance Care Directive is really important to secure for your care, and also to support your family, carers, and medical professionals to provide you with care as per your wishes.
The Top 10 Benefits of a Digital Evaheld Advance Care Directive
- Easy to follow, step-by-step guide, covering all the elements in a comprehensive Healthcare Directive
- Access your plan in an instant, 24/7
- Easily update and share your plan as frequently as you like over your lifetime
- Facilitating instant and seamless sharing with your trusted contacts, including your family, carers, doctor, medical team & lawyers
- Legally valid & secure
- Stored securely and all data kept on Australian servers (ISO 27001 certified)
- Keep your customised Emergency Access Card with you for additional comfort
- Nurses, carers, doctors, aged care and emergency department staff can access the information instantly, 24/7
- Unburden your loved ones from making difficult decisions during critical moments.Your family will appreciate your thoughtful preparation, and conflicts can be minimised.
- Peace of mind for you and you loved ones.
Remember that advance care planning is essential for ensuring that your healthcare preferences are known and respected. Evaheld streamlines this process, making it secure and accessible when it’s needed. By combining identity preserving “About Me” tools, with choice preserving Advance Care planning, Evaheld ensures that individuals’ voices are heard, and their wishes carried out, throughout their care journey.
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The Benefits of preserving your personal and family story and legacy with an Evaheld Legacy Vault
Right now you can set up your Unlimited Evaheld Legacy Vault for FREE!
And it gives you everything you need to confidently create, safe-keep and share your most precious content, and gain peace of mind knowing that:
1. You’ve unburdened your family and secured your healthcare wishes, with a legally valid Digital Advance Care Directive, and a whole lot more!
2. You’ve secured your family story, history and legacy with the perfect family heirloom and tribute to your family and past generations!
3. You’ve told your story and shared your truths in the hope that they will be a constant source of inspiration and wisdom for your loved ones and future generations.
4. You’ve prepared a priceless gift for your loved ones- that will continue to keep on giving- such as when they receive future milestone messages from you on significant dates many years into the future, ensuring that whenever they need support, you’ll be there.
5. You’ve preserved the important stories and legacies of loved ones that have passed, so that that knowledge is carried forward to future generations and not lost with you.
With over 12 categories covering all your needs, Evaheld also provides custom resources hubs across Legacy Planning and Advance Care Planning to help you get started, including helpful content like how to write powerful personal legacy statements and an introduction to preserving your family legacy.
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Evaheld’s “Connection is all we have” Hardship Policy
At Evaheld we believe that everyone’s story and legacy is worth sharing, so if you or someone you know needs some hardship assistance, please reach out and let us know, and someone from our team will ensure that money will not prevent anyone from securing their story, connections and legacy for loved ones and future generations. Because at Evaheld we believe that “Connection is all we have,” and that every single story and legacy is worth preserving!
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