ADM Guidelines

ADM (Advance Directives and Medical Decisions) guidelines are instructions that help individuals communicate their healthcare preferences in advance, in case they become unable to make decisions later. They include documents like living wills and durable powers of attorney for healthcare, ensuring that personal wishes—such as treatments they want or wish to avoid—are understood and respected by medical providers. These guidelines promote patient autonomy, improve care consistency, and ease decision-making for loved ones and healthcare teams during difficult times.