The Advance Care Planning Advisory Service provides free personalised advice on a range of issues including:
- How to start the conversation with family and friends;
- Choosing someone to make decisions for you if you are too sick to speak for yourself;
- Making your values and preferences known;
- Accessing the right forms for your state or territory; and
- Completing an Advance Care Directive.
You can’t control everything about getting older. But having an advanced care plan in place can help you and your family prepare for a time when you may not be able to make your own health care decisions. It can also offer peace of mind knowing your wishes will be respected.
You can call the Service on 1300 208 582 Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm (AEST) or email them at advice@advancecareplanning.org.au.
You can also set up an enduring power of attorney as part of an advance care plan. Find out more about this on agedcare101 here.
