If it gets complicated, I lose it.... is there a simple way to ensure mom gets her wishes for a No Resuscitation order when the time comes? We have the signed Advanced Directive by our Upcap (Area Agency on Aging whose purpose is to advocate for and provide services to older adults residing in the Upper Peninsula) representative says that's not going to stop them from reviving her, that the medical team will still administer life saving measures even when mom says no in her Advanced Directive. She's still able to sign and make her wishes known at the present time. thank you!
I'm glad NoJoy gave you the information you needed.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/DNR_update_March_14_final_release_453815_7.pdf
What's the background of the "representative" that advised you that the DNR won't stop life saving measures?
I think it really depends on the terms of the DNR - it should specify what the conditions are for action and/or inaction - and it should be specific enough that medical personal can interpret your mother's wishes.
I'm assuming you're in Michigan. There aren't that many hospital facilities in the UP; I believe that the UP Health Care System which apparently acquired Marquette General is one, but there aren't that many choices as there are in the LP. If you're in the Marquette area, have you contacted a hospital administrator to get their position on ADs?
I'm wondering if the UpCap rep thinks that would be the issue? Or is it the" not legal enough" issue, and what are the issues with that? You wrote that your mother can still sign - are you saying that the DNR hasn't been signed yet?
Sorry, I'm just not able to understand the representative's position. Could you explain a little bit more please?
I also think that if you can afford an estate planning or elder law attorney to prepare the AD, that's the better way to go. They'll know what to include to make the document "legal enough."