Try: It is important that a caregiver understand and be knowledge if the Care recipient (cr) has a living will the existence of a living will can affect the cr’s medical treatment like other advanced care directives a living will is only applicable if the cr is mentally incapacitated if the cr has capacity he can amend or repeal the living will and he can make determinations on medical treatment a living will describes the type of medical care the cr desires and the conditions when life sustaining treatment should be administered or removed living wills are a creature of state laws and are designed to give the cr the ability to terminate future care in the event of terminal illness or a vegetative state information references

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