St Joseph Hospital: Five Wishes Living Will

Friday 7 December 2012

Five Wishes Living Will

Five Wishes was originally introduced in 1996 as a Florida-only document,[2] combining a living will and health care power of attorney in addition to addressing matters of comfort care and spirituality. With help from the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging and leading medical experts, a national version of Five Wishes was introduced in 1998.[3] It was originally distributed with support from a grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. With assistance from the United Health Foundation, Five Wishes is now available in 26 languages and in Braille.[4] More than 18 million documents have been distributed by a network of over 35,000 partner organizations worldwide.[5] An online version called Five Wishes Online was introduced in April 2011 allowing users to complete the document using an online interface or print out a blank version to complete by hand.[6]Five Wishes was originally introduced in 1996 as a Florida-only document,combining a and in addition to addressing matters of comfort care and spirituality. With help from the 's Commission on Law and Aging and leading medical experts, a national version of Five Wishes was introduced in 199It was originally distributed with support from a grant by the . With assistance from the Five Wishes is now available in 26 languages and inMore than 18 million documents have been distributed by a network of over 35,000 partner organizations worldwide.An online version called Five Wishes Online was introduced in April 2011 allowing users to complete the document using an online interface or print out a blank version to complete by hand.