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An Advanced Care Directive (ACD) is a legal document that allows individuals to outline their preferences for medical treatment and care in the event that they become unable to communicate or make decisions for themselves. This directive is crucial for ensuring that a person's healthcare wish...

An Advance Care Directive applies in circumstances where a person is unable to make and communicate their own healthcare decisions due to incapacitation. Their loss of capacity could be caused by various medical conditions such as severe illness, injury, or cognitive decline resulting from condit...

What is an Advance Care Directive? An Advance Care Directive, commonly known as a living will, is a document that outlines a person's wishes and directions regarding their future healthcare. It comes into effect only if a person's health deteriorates to an extent, they become unable to m...