Prepare for Your Care (Advance Care Planning)

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Advance care planning is a way to make sure you have a voice in your health care - now and in the future. Your plan ensures the medical care you receive reflects your values and wishes, even if you cannot speak for yourself.


What is Prepare for Your Care?

Prepare for Your Care is a step-by-step program that guides you through the process of advance care planning, including:

  • Talking with family, friends, and doctors about your personal goals and what matters most to you.
  • Naming a trusted person - also called a health care proxy or medical decision maker - who can speak for you in a medical emergency.
  • Recording your wishes and decision maker in a legal document like a living will or an advance directive.

How does Prepare work?

Advance care planning with Prepare for Your Care can happen in two ways.


Work 1:1 with a Thyme Care Clinician

Through a series of guided conversations, you, your loved ones, and your Thyme Care Clinician will discuss your wishes and develop your plan. There are videos to watch and information to review and read to help you understand. In each conversation, you’ll learn more about the advance care planning process so you can feel comfortable and make the right decisions for you.

Your Clinician will help you complete your advance directive form. By the last step, you’ll have a plan in writing that you can share with your family, friends, and healthcare team.


Review materials on your own

You can review the materials below and discuss them with your loved ones. We recommend you follow these steps:

  1. Review the information under “First Conversations” below with your loved ones. Read the appropriate document and watch the videos.
  2. Download the Question Guide and watch the video under “Follow-up conversations.”
  3. If you decide to complete an advance directive, call or text your Care Team. They can send you the appropriate forms for your state.

Advance care planning gives you peace of mind, knowing your voice will always be heard. With Prepare, you’ll have the guidance, support, and tools you need to create a clear plan that honors your values and helps your loved ones and care team know what matters most to you.

Questions about advance care planning? Call or text your Care Team at 201-526-8484 for more information.


Materials for your conversations

For first conversations:

Read:

Watch:


For follow-up conversations:

Read:

Watch:

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Thyme Care is here for you.

We are here to help you and your loved ones understand and manage your cancer care. We know that everyone has different beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of making decisions—and we respect that. We’ll take time to listen and explain things in a way that works best for you.


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The information on Thyme Care Connect is for general educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any health condition or problem. Please talk to your doctor before taking any actions based on this information

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