Join our free online event where experienced staff will provide education, answer your questions and facilitate discussion about advance care planning. Friends and family are welcome to join.
Date | Time | Zoom sign-up link |
Thursday, April 20 | 1 pm - 2 pm | Register now: April 20 |
Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 1 pm - 2 pm | Register now: Oct. 17 |
For more information about these sessions, call 608-828-1915.
Advance care planning is the process of thinking about, communicating and documenting your future health care wishes in case of illness, accident or sudden medical event.
Dean Health Plan wants to ensure that your health care wishes are known and respected. Social workers are available to help any member over age 18 begin or continue the process of advance care planning.
Your advance care planning social worker can help you:
Enrollment is voluntary. Sign up and one of our team members will contact you.
As part of good medical care for you and your family, it’s important for all patients to have advance directive documents filed with your provider.
An advance directive is a legal document that states how you want your health care decisions to be made if you become incapacitated or cannot express your wishes. An advance directive helps guide your doctor and your loved ones about the care you wish to receive.
Both the Power of Attorney for Health Care and the Declaration to Physicians (Living Will), when properly completed and signed, are essential parts of good planning and medical care. They not only help physicians, family and friends honor your wishes, but also relieve the pressure of decision-making at a potentially stressful time. Below you will find how to prepare and submit these important documents.
The overall goal of this preparatory work is that your health wishes will be respected. An equally important aspect of this preparation is to have the discussion about your wishes with family, friends and your doctor.
A specialist social worker from Dean Health Plan explains the key information about Advance Care Planning and why it is so important for you and your loved ones.