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Anyone can find themselves in a situation where they are no longer able to make important decisions themselves due to an accident, illness or old age.
In this case, you should make arrangements together with your relatives for a potential care case.
The links below to current brochures and advice services should help you to find your bearings and answer any questions you may have.
As a certificate holder of the "audit familiengerechte hochschule", berufundfamilie Service GmbH provides us with a very comprehensive emergency folder (see MHH organization manual). The emergency folder can be filled out on a PC or by hand and provides you and your relatives with a comprehensive overview of the most important personal documents in the event of an emergency. You should update your details in the folder regularly and inform your authorized representative of the storage location.
You can find further information on questions relating to advance care in the following brochures.
- Powers of attorney for bank accounts can only be created directly at the respective bank.
The workshop"Making provisions for myself and others" is offered regularly. You can find the dates on the event page of the Equal Opportunities Office.
Employees of the MHH can also make their own provisions with the Clinical Ethics Committeefor advice and support.
Further information on precautionary topics
The MHH Ethics Committee
The MHH Ethics Committee offers advice for employees, patients and relatives on living wills, health care proxies, advance directives and crisis interventions.
State capital HanoverReceive information and advice on health care proxies, living wills and advance directives.
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer ProtectionBrochures, forms and text modules for health care proxies, care directives and living wills.
Guardianship law - care for people with disabilitiesThe Lebenshilfe website provides information on this topic