Mindy Rickard is the Advance Care Planning Team project coordinator at the Health District of Northern Larimer County, where she serves as a guide to engage individuals and families in having a say in their end-of-life care and oversees outreach to engage the community in advance care planning. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Gerontology form the University of Northern Colorado. Prior to joining the Larimer Advance Care Planning Team, Mindy was the Executive Director of The Bridge Assisted Living for more than 18 years and was formerly the Lead Ombudsman for Weld County.
In this talk, Mindy discusses the importance of having an advance care plan and takes us through the variety of care directives that are available, including living wills, power of attorney and "do not resuscitate" documents, and more.
For more information on the Healthy Aging Speaker Series, hosted by the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging, please e-mail: healthyaging@colostate.edu.
