Advance Directives

Make your healthcare wishes known through advance directives

Carle Foundation Hospital encourages patients to convey their wishes concerning future health care if they become unable to speak for themselves – through advance directives – and for providers and facilities to honor those wishes.

Most people don’t think about making advance directives before it is too late. At that point, a healthcare surrogate may be chosen for you based on Illinois guidelines. In that case, you run the risk of having a surrogate whom you may not wish to make your healthcare decisions.

Take a moment today to learn – and follow-through – on what you can do to protect yourself.

It’s a difficult topic. No one wants to think about having a life-altering accident or illness, but the reality is that accidents and illnesses do happen. We should all prepare for them the best we can.

Resources

Advanced directives are instructions given by an individual indicating what should be done in case they are no longer able to make their own health care decisions.  The documents below are provided as a service from Carle Foundation Hospital. 

Planning Ahead Brochure - From the Illinois Health and Hospital System, this brochure provides basic information for you and your family.

Instructions for Execution of a Health Care Power of Attorney

Living Will - Living will declaration form.

Information Release - Information release for Carle Foundation Hospital for living will and power of attorney.

Excerpts from Power of Attorney

Illinois Statutory Short Form (Power of Attorney for Health Care)