In California, a person can use a fill-in-the-blanks type Advanced Health Care Directive that many physicians' offices will supply to their patients. (see below link for PDF of the actual form )
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I met with a lovely senior citizen yesterday to notarize her signature on her AHCD. She had quite the story. She'd called and spoken to another local notary who told her she needed to have a witness. She (the other notary) also told her to not fill out the forms until their meeting. She quoted her a price of $85 and she would meet her at a Starbuck's (one closest to the notary, not the signer).
This older lady then spoke to her apartment manager, who in turn referred her to me. I informed her she had a choice: Either have two (2) witnesses, Or have a notary -- not both. (to assuage her uncertainty, I asked her to call her doctor's office as they had given her that form and would be familiar with it) I further asked her to please complete the form prior to my arrival. I would come to her apartment, which is in the complex next to mine, at whatever time is convenient to her and quoted my fee.
All this to say: Folks PLEASE don't give out erroneous information. If you're not familiar with a form, research it. Most fillable forms come with instructions. Have the caller read those instructions to you.
In the above scenario, the senior citizen was so very relieved to know she didn't have to get any witnesses and could simply deal with only the notary. She asked for my business card and asked me to also leave some more at the apartment manager's office for easy referrals. 
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