This is an important tool in the context of COVID-19 and its impact on aged care homes, but one should not wait to enter hospital or aged care to implement a plan…

The man arrived at the hospital unconscious, without identification, with a high blood alcohol level. He was 70, had a history of lung disease, heart problems and diabetes, and three words tattooed in big, black letters across his chest: “Do not resuscitate”. Doctors at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida weren’t sure how to proceed…