Sun City Carolina Lakes Health share is dedicated to empowering seniors with knowledge which is tailored to the healthcare needs of seniors living at Sun City. As an elderly individual, navigating healthcare can feel overwhelming. Our goal is to provide education that will improve your ability to receive professional care. While SCCL Healthshare can’t provide education for every scenario and circumstance, we have attempted to simplify the scope to what is most relevant to seniors.

Please select the option below that best suits your current situation:

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Decide what is MOST Important for You:

Recognizing how you manage your healthcare needs can be a major impact on your quality of life. When we are active participants in our healthcare, life has more meaning and fulfillment. The number one question for you and your MD is how to maintain your quality of life.

Ask questions that are focused on specific issues:

Physicians focus on the disease process. The most important focus, for you, is how is the illness treatment, testing, affecting your quality of life. Speak up and ask why they are testing for something, whether it is or is not going to change the course of treatment or impact your quality of life.

Ask your family what they understand about your wishes:

Use advance care directives, as a starting point for the conversation – Five Wishes is an excellent resource to open the conversation about what you want. It allows a person to specify what matters to them, in writing, so that there is no confusion in the future. These conversations can avoid a great deal of stress and uncertainty in the future for everyone.

Decide who will have a say in what happens to you if you cannot:

Choose the person with whom you have discussed these decisions. It is important to choose someone, who understands your goals and wishes and is willing to follow through on what you want. Guaranteeing that what you want will be respected when you no longer have a say.