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	"Living Will" Form A form you can print out and use to prepare your own Declaration Relating to Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures or "Living Will." By: Legal Hotline for Older Iowans


	"Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions" Form A form you can print out and use to prepare your own Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions or "Medical Power of Attorney." By: Legal Hotline for Older Iowans


	Alternatives to Guardianship and Conservatorship Guardianship and conservatorship can be the most restrictive and costly options for substitute decision-making. Other alternatives may work as well or better. By: Iowa Legal Aid


	Behavior Limit Interventions Sometimes a person with a disability may have behaviors that are disturbing, disruptive, or even potentially harmful. What can be done? By: Iowa Legal Aid


	Determining if Guardianship or Conservatorship is Necessary It may be very difficult to decide if a guardianship or conservatorship is needed. These questions and points to consider may help in making that decision. By: Iowa Legal Aid


	Conservator of the Estate A conservator takes care of the ward?s property. A conservator?s actions are reviewed by the court. By: Iowa Legal Aid


	What is a "Durable Health Care Power of Attorney?" A Durable Health Care Power of Attorney is a legal document. It authorizes a person to be your agent to make decisions about your health care if you are not able to make decisions for yourself. By: Legal Hotline for Older Iowans Read this in: Bosnian / Bosanski


	What Is a Living Will? A living will is a written document authorizing health care providers to withhold or withdraw life sustaining procedures in certain cases. A life-sustaining procedure is any medical procedure, treatment or intervention which utilizes mechanical or artificial means to sustain, restore, or supplant a spontaneous vital function, and which serves only to prolong the dying process. By: Legal Hotline for Older Iowans Read this in: Bosnian / Bosanski


	Do Not Resuscistate (DNR) Orders: What Are They and What's New? People often worry about being revived when they are terminally ill and dying. Being revived can be painful and unwanted. If you are or become terminally ill, you should know about ?Do-Not-Resuscitate? or ?DNR? Orders. By: Legal Hotline for Older Iowans


	Common Legal Terms (Separate Website) An online glossary of legal terms from A to W By: Iowa Judicial Branch


	Elder Abuse - What It Is and What to Do About It Elder abuse generally means the abuse, neglect or exploitation of people 60 years of age or older. By: Legal Hotline for Older Iowans


	Life and Death Decisions Iowans have two simple ways to make their desires known in advance about medical treatment if they become incompentent: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care. By: Iowa Legal Aid


	New Law Impacts Iowa Grandparent Visitation Rights This new law again provides a legal means for Iowa grandparents to try to be able to visit their grandchildren. By: Legal Hotline for Older Iowans


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