{"id":2259,"date":"2012-03-26T12:31:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T19:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2015-02-09T16:00:27","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T23:00:27","slug":"long-term-care-planning-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/long-term-care-planning-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Term Care Planning Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2259-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ARA-Life-Care-LTCi-Planning.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ARA-Life-Care-LTCi-Planning.mp3\">https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/ARA-Life-Care-LTCi-Planning.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h1>Life Care or Long Term Care planning is an important element in a comprehensive Retirement plan.<\/h1>\n<p>According to the Attorney General of State of Arizona the following\u00a0Long Term Care Planning Documents are very important to basic elements.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Durable Health Care Power of Attorney<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Durable Mental Health Care Power of Attorney<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 Living Will (End of Life Care)<br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Letter to My Agent (Representative)<br \/>\n5.\u00a0 Pre-Hospital Medical Directive (Do Not Resuscitate)- Must be printed on ORANGE paper.<\/p>\n<address><strong><\/strong><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/strong><\/address>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These essential\u00a0Long Term Care Planning Documents are designed to insure; you receive the care you want and deserve, maintain control of your care and protect your friends an family from the burden of making these decision without knowing your wishes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/American-Retirement-Advisors-Presents-The-Life-Care-Planning-Documents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download these\u00a0Long Term Care Planning Documents for Arizona here or check your Attorney Generals website in your home state.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Attorney Generals website:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All states have laws that allow us to make future health care treatment decisions now so that if we become incapacitated and unable to make these decisions later, our family and doctors will know what medical care we want or do not want. State laws also allow us to appoint a person to make future health care treatment decisions for us if we become incapacitated, since we cannot predict what future decisions might be necessary. These laws are called &#8220;advance directives&#8221; or &#8220;health care directives.&#8221; Because these laws are somewhat different from state to state, the federal Medicare\/Medicaid agency suggests that citizens contact the state\u2019s Attorney General\u2019s Office about the laws of that state. The Life Care Planning program developed by the Office of the Attorney General follows Arizona law as to &#8220;health care directives.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life Care or Long Term Care planning is an important element in a comprehensive Retirement plan. 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