LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, in collaboration with Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice and St. Mary’s Health System, plans to present a free, virtual program that tackles advance care planning in a simple and accessible format.
It will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, via Zoom, according to a news release from SeniorsPlus, the designated area agency on aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties.
The free program is presented in preparation for National Healthcare Decisions Day, which is Saturday, April 16, and was created to demystify healthcare decision-making and advance care planning.
Participants in the April 12 program can engage in games, resources and conversation. The Maine Health Care Advance Directive Form will be reviewed, helping participants take the next step in advance care planning that is best for them.
Additional resources for planning will be provided to all attendees.
Discussions will include what living the way people want looks like, how to identify the resources they need to get through a serious illness, and how to choose who they would want to speak for them if they became unable to voice their health care wishes.
To register, email [email protected] or call 207-795-4010.
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