Record keeping software provides a personal fact sheet to record your selections and desires, to organize your information and documents and, inform loved ones of what you want.
Plan ahead.
You don't want to put others in the position of having to make difficult decisions for you.
Make your living or last wishes known ahead of time.
Tell someone responsible for your affairs where the information is and give them access to it.
In the case of serious illness you want to preserve your dignity.
Consider creating an advance healthcare directive.
An advance healthcare directive provides instructions for your healthcare, what should and should not be done, in case you are incapacitated and unable to express your wishes.
Check with authorities for the forms and requirements in your state.
Take steps to record the existence and location of your healthcare directive in record keeping software, including any additional comments you want to make to ensure your wishes are carried out.
Making sure your wishes are honored begins with recording them ahead of time, but it doesn't end there.
Carrying out your wishes will likely involve other holdings.
Long-term care arrangements or disability insurance, for example.
Where are those documents? Have you made arrangements for a caregiver or loved one to find them? Record keeping software gives you a place to name, describe and record the location of other important documents like wills, powers of attorneys and prearrangements along with family medical, financial records, insurance and retirement records.
If the time ever comes, you want those responsible for your care to know about all your assets and what your intentions are.
Have you thought about how you want your body handled? Do you want to donate organs? A check box on your driver's license is not enough information to act on.
You may want to donate your body to science.
How do you want to be remembered? What are your instructions for funeral services? What music? Scriptures? Remembrances? Record keeping software will guide you through a list of essential items and record your wishes all in one place.
Your personal and private information is password protected so only you can access it.
Multiple layers of encryption keep it secure from intrusion.
You know about the risks of online or cloud services.
Record keeping software runs on your own computer at home where it is less vulnerable to identity theft.
For peace of mind, decide now who will be responsible for carrying out your wishes.
Create a password for them and show them how to access your documents and information ahead of time.
Record Tree offers personal record keeping software with living and final wishes in mind.
You should plan effectively for these concerns and have discussions about these issues as a normal part of your family conversations.
Record your decisions and desires in the My Wishes section of Record Tree to be sure they are carried out.