When accessing care within the Saskatchewan Health Authority Regina and Area you may be asked about your Goals of Care. This short video will help you understand the options available to you.

It's never too early, until its too late. 

Create your own Health Care Directive by attending one of our sessions.

For more information about our free public information sessions, click here:Winter 2020 Advance Care Planning Public Session Dates

To inquire about setting up a different session for your community group, please call us at 306-766-5922 in Regina. 

Advance Care Planning is sometimes called a living will, advance directive, or health directive. 

An Advance Care Plan can be verbal or written. It is legal. You can complete this on your own, with the help of your family, your health care team or your legal advisor. It is the legal set of directions you develop for your medical care if you are too ill or injured to communicate or make decisions. The instructions and information in the plan would only be used to give direction for your treatment if you are not capable of speaking for yourself. (It’s intended to be your voice if you are unable to speak for yourself.)

In Saskatchewan, an Advance Care Plan is legal and protected under the Health Care Directives and Substitute Health Care Decision Makers Act, 1997.

All Saskatchewan residents who are 16 and older can complete an Advance Care Plan and can change or revoke the plan at any time if mentally capable of doing so.

Health Care professionals will help a person complete the order form My Voice for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MVLST). The MVLST will usually be completed on admission to a health care facility or by a health care professional in the community.

The My Voice Booklet has been developed for the public to use in completing their own advance care plan.

Click here to watch a video that explains what Advance Care Planning (Living Wills) is and why it’s important to have one. The video also shares testimonials from clients that have chosen to prepare an advance care plan.

When a person is unable to speak for themselves, a Proxy can speak on behalf of the person re their medical wishes.

A Proxy is appointed by the person when they have capacity. The Health Care Directives and Substitute Health Care Decisions Makers Act, 1997 allows a person in Saskatchewan to legally appoint the person of their choice to be their health care decision maker when the person is unable to speak for themselves. The appointed Proxy makes health care decisions for a person, based on the person’s expressed wishes when they are unable to express themselves.

The Proxy must be over 18 years of age. The Proxy must be someone the person trusts to be responsible and able to respect the person’s opinions, values and wishes for their medical care.

Click here for a copy of the proxy form.

Advance Care Planning is about taking care of your health care business.

THINK about your health care choices if you can no longer speak for yourself. TALK about medical options with your family, proxy and health care provider. ACT by sharing your health care wishes with those closest to you.

The Regina Advance Care Planning Support Team is available to provide education on advance care planning to both staff and the community.

Our office is located at Wascana Rehabilitation Centre. You can connect with us by phone at 306-766-5922 or by email at advancecare@rqhealth.ca.

• My Voice, Planning in Advance for Health Care Choices, booklet
• Appointing a Proxy Form
• Advance Care Plan Form
• Information on My Life Capsule Program
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Brochure)
• Your Voice, Planning in Advance for Health Care Choices (Brochure)
• Aboriginal Health - Advance Care Planning (Brochure) 

• RQHR Understanding Goals of Care: What is the right medical care for you?
• National Advance Care Planning Speak up YouTube Channel
• 5 Steps to Advance Care Planning - Speak Up
• How to Decide on a Substitute Decision Maker - Speak Up
• ZDoggMD video- Ain't No Way To Die- Youtube link

• It's Okay Dad, I Get It
• Respecting Wishes 

Click here for a list of links associated with Advance Care Planning.