Althea P Halchuck
EJD, CT, BCPA
Ending Well! Patient Advocacy, LLC
Althea P Halchuck
EJD, CT, BCPA
Ending Well! Patient Advocacy, LLC
Advocate Location
Fountain Hills , AZ 85268
Specialty
Special Care & Aging
Other Services
Medical Guidance
TeleAdvocacy Available
Offers FREE Initial Consultation
*Greater National Advocates Terms of Use Apply
How I Can Help
If you have issues and are not getting your wishes honored, I will be your advocate. Since 2003, I have been a practicing mediator with extensive training and experience in adult family and end-of-life issues. For 7 years, I was an ombudsman, visiting hundreds of long-term care facilities and educating/advocating for seniors. I am a "vigil" Doula and can help with end-of-life planning, such as drafting Advance Care Directives, legacy projects, surrogate consulting, and finding estranged relatives. A long-time hospice volunteer, I have been honored to sit at the bedside of many dying patients and consider my experiences with the dying to be life-affirming and humbling.
Important Information About Me
- I offer a FREE Initial Consultation
- I offer TeleAdvocacy Service
- I am insured
- My geographical area of practice is Fountain Hills, Scottsdale, Mesa, & Gilbert AZ
Why I Became A Professional Health Care Advocate
My maiden Aunt, Rita was my favorite aunt. She was single and fun and had a million friends. She had polio as a young adult, and although she had a deformed foot as a result, she lived her life to the fullest. Rita was independent and feisty and had a great sense of humor. She lived in an "independent living" apartment in Cambridge, MA, the city she lived in her whole life. She made her own decisions and did so until the day she died. She started to decline in her late 80's. Although she could still live on her own, she had a host of ailments, including diabetes & macular degeneration. At this point, she gave me a POA for financial & health care, even though I lived in Arizona. I had many "discussions" with her PCP over a litany of issues, from drug selections to a persistent itching rash that plagued her off & on until her death. Most of my interactions with her providers were by phone; they usually did as I asked. At 92, Rita developed colon cancer and immediately went into hospice. I cared for her and was with her until she died. Rita had her affairs in order, including her paid-for funeral arrangements, which were recorded in her Advance Care Directive. I made one phone call to the mortuary, and everything she had planned was put into place. RIP, Auntie; thank you for your love, and I hope I make you proud.
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