Your bank probably has someone who can certify your POA, for free. Ours do it as a service for clients. Ask your Dr for a copy of a dnr, they have them and can help you fill it out. And then they also have it on file for you. If the DNr is for a family member, same process, but they have to be willing to sign it.
Your POA can be notarized at a UPS/mailing store as well as your bank for very little cost to you. This should be done immediately. It is not valid without it being notarized.
A DNR is listed as your loved one's wishes, signed by your loved one in front of a notary public in the form called an Advanced Health Care Directive (eg Living Will, Healthcare Power of Attorney). It is a legal document but does not provide treatment orders. If you're loved one is near end-of-life or end stage of their ailment, a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form is recommended. This is called different things in different states (e.g., MOLST, MOST, POST— ) but, regardless of the term, a POLST form is a medical order for the specific medical treatments you want during a medical emergency. POLST forms are appropriate for individuals with a serious illness or advanced frailty near the end-of-life and does NOT require notarization. They work with an AHCD. The POLST is signed commonly by their primary care physician which is posted on your fridge, printed on bright green paper. Hospice and EMTs will look for it but without it (the POLST), they will resuscitate even with a notarized Advanced Healthcare Directive.
A DNR is listed as your loved one's wishes, signed by your loved one in front of a notary public in the form called an Advanced Health Care Directive (eg Living Will, Healthcare Power of Attorney). It is a legal document but does not provide treatment orders. If you're loved one is near end-of-life or end stage of their ailment, a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form is recommended. This is called different things in different states (e.g., MOLST, MOST, POST— ) but, regardless of the term, a POLST form is a medical order for the specific medical treatments you want during a medical emergency. POLST forms are appropriate for individuals with a serious illness or advanced frailty near the end-of-life and does NOT require notarization. They work with an AHCD. The POLST is signed commonly by their primary care physician which is posted on your fridge, printed on bright green paper. Hospice and EMTs will look for it but without it (the POLST), they will resuscitate even with a notarized Advanced Healthcare Directive.