Advance care planning is important so you can make your own healthcare decisions. Planning for health care in the future is an important step toward making sure you get the medical care you would want, if you are unable to speak for yourself and doctors and family members are making the decisions for you.

Advance directives explain how you want medical decisions to be made when you're too ill to speak for yourself.

Have you done Advance Care Planning for your health care. Are your affairs in order? This infographic provides a checklist to make legal and financial plans now for your health care in the future. 

Virginia Premier shares three things you need to know about advance care planning.