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Advance Care Planning

The Plan Your People Will Thank You For

Advance care planning isn't paperwork. It's making your wishes clear before someone else has to make decisions for you. I walk with you through every conversation, every decision, and every document. Before the crisis, not during it.

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20 minutes, no cost, no pressure. We'll figure out the right place to start.
Why Advance Care Planning Matters

The Best Time to Plan is Before You Need a Plan

I know this because I lived it. The worst time to make care decisions is the moment you're forced to. The hospital doesn't wait. The forms don't explain themselves. And "what would they have wanted?" lands hardest when nobody knows.

Most people don't avoid planning because they don't care. They avoid it because it feels like something for later. Then later arrives without warning.

You don't need all the answers today. You need someone who knows the questions.

The GuideWyze Method

Five Steps. One Plan That Speaks for You

Most people stop at a form. We go from the first hard question to a plan in the right hands, and keep it current after that.

Prepare

We start with what you already have, what’s missing, and what Arizona requires. No judgment about the gaps. Everyone has them.

Decide

We talk through the hard questions: life support, comfort care, where you’d want to be, and who you trust to speak for you. You leave knowing your own answers.

Document

We complete your Arizona health care power of attorney and living will together, with the signatures and witness Arizona requires, so they’re valid when your family needs them.

Share

We prepare your healthcare agent for the role, get copies to your family and doctors, and help you register your plan with Arizona’s registry.

Maintain

Plans go stale. After a diagnosis, a move, or a change in who you trust, we update your documents so they still say what you mean.

One Decision. Two Different Outcomes.

The Difference a Plan Makes

Two versions of the same hard day. Only one of them has a plan.

Without a Plan

  • Your people guess at what you would have wanted.
  • Documents are missing, unsigned, or impossible to find.
  • Decisions get made in hallways, under pressure, in grief.
  • The people you love argue when they should be leaning on each other.

With a Plan

  • Your wishes are written down, signed, and findable.
  • The person speaking for you knows exactly what to say.
  • Your people get to be there for you, not your crisis managers.
  • The hardest day is still hard. It just isn't chaos.
Why GuideWyze

Someone Who's Been in the Room 

I've Lived This Part

I’ll walk you through the paperwork and the emotional bumps nobody warns you about. I’ve been part of unexpected care decisions for people I loved, and I know the chaos when wishes were not expressed.

When you need an attorney or financial advisor, I’ll connect you with one and make sure you arrive prepared.

Jennifer Michaels, CDP®, Five Wishes® Facilitator. GuideWyze provides education and facilitation, not legal or financial advice.

Ready to Start?

Your Plan Starts With One Conversation

Whether you're planning ahead, planning with a parent, or facing a new diagnosis, we'll find the right place to start, together.

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Take the Next Step

You Do Not Have To Figure This Out Alone.

Book a Long-Term Care Orientation and leave with a clear picture of where you stand, what to do next, and exactly who to see for the parts I do not handle. No pressure. No selling you something you do not need.

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Run a senior community, a hospice, or a firm? I also speak to groups about understanding long-term care in Arizona. Contact me about a talk