Have you thought about what is important to you when it relates to your health and personal care? What if you are not able to make decisions about your health? Who would be the best person to make these choices for you? In this workshop, you will learn about how to plan for the future, how to choose a person to make decisions for you and legal information about this topic.
Helpful Resources
For Advanced Care Planning workbook and videos, visit: Advance Care Planning Ontario - https://advancecareplanningontario.ca/
To access Power of Attorney Forms, visit: Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee - https://www.ontario.ca/page/make-power-attorney or Steps to Justice - https://stepstojustice.ca/guided-pathways/wills-and-powers-of-attorney-about/
For a guide to preparing a simple will, visit: Steps to Justice - https://stepstojustice.ca/guided-pathways/wills-and-powers-of-attorney-for-making-a-will/
To find Lawyers and Legal Advice, go to: Advocacy Centre for the Elderly - http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/, which provides legal services to low-income seniors, public legal education, and engages in law reform activities in areas of law specific to seniors.
For help finding a lawyer or paralegal, go to: Law Society Referral Service - https://lsrs.lso.ca/lsrs/welcome or Justice Net - https://www.justicenet.ca/, which is a not-for-profit service helping people whose income is too high to access legal aid and too low to afford standard legal fees.
NOTE: The February 1 session is now full. Please check back periodically as we are planning another session.