A healthcare proxy is a document that gives someone the power to make healthcare decisions for a person who cannot do so. People may also refer to it as a durable power of attorney for healthcare. On ...

What is a Health Care Proxy? Below is the definition from www.medicinenet.com: Health care proxy: An advance medical directive in the form of a legal document that designates another person (a proxy) ...

Coronavirus patients who are severely ill often need someone to make care decisions on their behalf. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is critically important for people to ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — The elderly mother of the suspect that prompted the lockdown at Albany Medical Center Monday has died. Neighbors tell CBS6 that Dino Savoca, 61 of Colonie, wanted to bring his 97 ...

If you have a child over 18, have they appointed a health care proxy? Should it be you? Shawnee Baker hopes you consider this: In 2018, her 19-year-old daughter Baylie Grogan was a conscientious ...

Have you decided who will make tough choices for you, if you can’t make them for yourself? According to a 2020 survey from the National Poll on Health Aging, more than half of older adults haven’t ...

Healthcare power of attorney (HCPA) allows someone to make medical decisions on another person’s behalf if they are unable to do so. At age 18, guardians no longer have automatic authority, meaning ...

“It’s April do you know where your healthcare proxy is?” I adapted this saying from a local news station who use to say, “It’s 11 o’clock do you know where your children are?” because in April we ...