The care paths
Five choices, explained the way the company explained them, and mapped to the two forms your doctor uses.
The care paths
Five choices, in plain language
These are the choices on the forms your physicians already use — the Do Not Resuscitate form and the Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment. The company explained each one, and pointed to the question in the Prepare Guidebook it answers.
Care path 01
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is the main choice on the Do Not Resuscitate form. The company pointed readers at its own reference material on the DNR, and at Question 14 of the Prepare Guidebook.
- The main choice on the DNR form
- Documented with your physician
- Explained in the Prepare Guidebook, Question 14
Care path 02
Comfort Focused Care
Comfort Focused Care has the primary goal of maximizing comfort by relieving pain and suffering, with medication by any route as needed. It is one of the choices for care on the Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form.
- Relief of pain and suffering
- Medication by any route as needed
- A POLST choice
Care path 03
Selective Treatment
Selective Treatment has the primary goal of treating medical conditions while avoiding any burdensome measures. It is one of the choices for care on the POLST form, and the company pointed at Question 17 of the Prepare Guidebook.
- Treats medical conditions
- Avoids burdensome measures
- A POLST choice, Prepare Guidebook Question 17
Care path 04
Full Treatment
Full Treatment has the primary goal of prolonging life by all medically effective means. It is one of the choices for care on the POLST form, and the company pointed at Question 17 of the Prepare Guidebook.
- Prolongs life by all medically effective means
- A POLST choice
- Prepare Guidebook Question 17
Care path 05
Palliative Care
Palliative Care focuses on providing relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress and mental stress of a serious illness. The company illustrated this path with a ten-part series of slides.
- Relief from symptoms, pain and stress
- Alongside treatment for the illness itself
- Illustrated across ten slides
Where these come from
The two forms
The choices above are not the company’s invention. They map onto two documents used across the United States:
- DNRDo Not Resuscitate form
- POLSTPhysician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment
- GuidebookPrepare Guidebook, Questions 14 and 17
The point of the service is that you arrive at your doctor’s office already knowing which of these you want, and why — and that your family has heard you say it.
Not sure which one?
You do not have to be
The Copilot’s job is to help you work it out. The journal and the family conversation exist precisely because most people arrive without an answer.
Step 3
You reflect on your goals with a personal journal.
Step 4
Your counselor comes to your home to facilitate the family conversation.
Step 5
You share the choices with your physicians and get their help documenting them.
Take the first step
Make your wishes known
Sign up, and a Copilot will help you choose.
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