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An advance directive makes sure your wishes are honored in the event that injury or serious illness makes it unable for you to communicate your healthcare wishes. Moreover, it can relieve loved ones of the burden of guessing what medical interventions you may want and not want, thereby relieving additional stress at an especially difficult time.
It’s easy to put a plan in place. Necessary documents for North and South Carolina have been provided below for you to download and complete.
Our free downloadable workbook provides tips to beginning the conversation about advanced healthcare wishes. Additionally, it lets you share important information your loved ones may find especially helpful.
It’s better to Begin the Conversation ten years too early than ten minutes too late!
Document Your Advance Directive – Healthcare Power of Attorney and Living Will
Below are links to downloadable forms to document your Healthcare Power of Attorney and Living Will in the states of North and South Carolina.
Each state has its own documentation and requirements for these purposes. A simple web search should provide you with resources where you can obtain the current advance directive forms for your specific state.
While some states will honor documents completed in other states, it is best to have the proper legal documentation for the state in which you reside to ensure your advance healthcare wishes are honored.
North Carolina Advance Directive Forms
North Carolina Healthcare Power of Attorney and Living Will – English
North Carolina Healthcare Power of Attorney and Living Will – Spanish
South Carolina Advance Directive Forms
South Carolina Healthcare Power of Attorney – English
South Carolina Living Will – English
South Carolina Healthcare Power of Attorney – Spanish
South Carolina Living Will – Spanish
Online State Advance Directive Registry
North Carolina offers residents an online registry to ensure access to you advance healthcare plan via an online registry. Participants receive a card to carry with them allowing healthcare professionals access to these documents when needed most.
Click here to go to the NC Advance Health Care Registry
Begin the Conversation Workbook
Our Begin the Conversation workbook can help you share your advance healthcare wishes with family members and doctors. It also helps document other information that will be helpful to loved ones.
Download a free pdf of our workbook by clicking the link below:
Begin the Conversation Three-Step Workbook – English
Begin the Conversation Three-Step Workbook – Spanish
Join Us For a Begin the Conversation Workshop or Schedule One!
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare hosts regular Begin the Conversation Workshops the third Friday of each month, from 10-11 a.m., at its Home Office, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401. You don’t have to register and it’s FREE to attend!
We’re also happy to provide a Begin the Conversation Workshop for your group, organization, church or club at no charge. Simply call us at 800-733-1476 and ask about scheduling a Begin the Conversation educational workshop.
Participants will learn about planning their advance healthcare plans, tips for beginning the conversation with family members and doctors, legal documentation to designate a healthcare power of attorney and complete a living will, and a free copy of our Begin the Conversation Three-Step Workbook.