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In addition to caring for patients, Yolo Hospice provides community services and sponsors several community events.

Advance Health Care Directive Program—Who Will Speak for You?

Most people are not prepared when they face difficult medical decisions. An Advance Healthcare Directive is a legal document you fill with your healthcare wishes in writing prior to the occurrence of a medical crisis.

We are available to meet with individuals and family members, community groups, government agencies and businesses to show you how to create your own Advance Directive. You may also download a form on line and do it yourself (click here).

When Yolo Hospice helps you complete your Advance Directive document, we will create a wallet-size electronic file (small CD) for you. You can download it at your doctor's office, hospital or your home computer.

• Select an agent — someone (and at least one alternate) who knows your values and you trust to speak for you if you are unable to communicate your wishes.

• Discuss your wishes with your agent, alternate agent(s), physicians, and those important to you.

• Give copies of your completed Advance Health Care Directive to your agent, your alternate agents (if any), your physician and your loved ones.

• Periodically review your Advance Health Care Directive to make sure it still reflects your wishes and it is valid in the state where you live.

For more information on Advance Directives, email communityoutreach@yolohospice.org or
contact Margaret Grayden, MA at (530) 758-5566

Speaker's Bureau

Through our educational outreach program, we provide speakers to service clubs, religious organizations, community programs, agencies, senior groups and many others. We have a variety of subjects to talk about from “Hospice Care 101”, to “Filling out an Advance Directive”. Call us and we will tailor a speech for your audience.

We do not charge for these services, although donations are always welcome. To schedule a speaker or get more information, please contact Candace Frawley at (530) 758-5566, or cfrawley@yolohospice.org.

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Quotes

Judy Alexander
"What I am always taken by in this work is people's willingness to become exactly who they are - to be real and completely present to what each moment brings, as if each moment were a gift."
~Judy Alexander, RN, CHPN, Director of Patient Care Services