On Tuesday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) posted an All Facility Letter (AFL 20-73) with important guidance to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) on the subject of Advance Care Planning, Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST), and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) led a group of […]
The Vital Importance of Advance Care Planning Amid COVID-19
By Judy Thomas, JDChief Executive OfficerApril 1, 2020 If not now, when? COVID-19 is putting older individuals and those with serious pre-existing medical conditions at high-risk for becoming critically ill very quickly. Now is the time for healthcare providers to engage patients in thoughtful conversations about serious illness care. As our health systems prepare for […]
