Transitions LifeCare and the NC Bar Association along with other national, state, and community organizations, are leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance care decision-making – an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) and Health Care Decisions Day in North Carolina.

The North Carolina Bar Association, NC Partnership for Compassionate Care, local attorneys, and Transitions LifeCare are providing information and tools for the public to talk about their wishes with family, friends and health care providers, and to execute written advance directives (Health Care Power of Attorney and living will) in accordance with North Carolina state laws.

Specifically, on April 8, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Transitions LifeCare is welcoming the public at their Raleigh campus located at 250 Hospice Circle (27607) with free information about advance care planning and assistance with completing Health Care Power of Attorney and living will forms.

For more information about National Healthcare Decisions Day, visit www.nhdd.org.

About Transitions LifeCare: 

Originally founded as Hospice of Wake County in 1979, Transitions LifeCare is a nonprofit organization that provides a comprehensive circle of expert care and support for people in Durham, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, eastern Chatham, and Wake counties, as well as in Chapel Hill, and Carrboro. Transitions LifeCare believes every individual deserves the quality of life he or she wants when facing a serious illness or near life’s end. The organization provides a comprehensive circle of care and support with education, as well as emotional and spiritual support for a patient’s entire family, and services are tailored to meet the exact needs, wishes, and goals of each patient and family member. For more information, visit www.transitionslifecare.org.