Advance Directives

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National Association of Area Agencies on Aging; One of the best websites on almost any aging issue; lists of resources on numerous topics. Promoting the health, security and well-being of older adults: https://www.usaging.org/

 

The Conversation Project: Have You Had the Conversation? Tremendous resource on anything to do with Advance Directives. Offered in several languages. Get a free conversation starter kit: https://theconversationproject.org/

 

AARP: free templates for both Advance Directives for your state with easy step by step directions. Go to main website and enter Advance Care Directive Forms by State

https://www.aarp.org/

 

Aging with Dignity not for profit organization inspired by Mother Teresa, helping to make dignified care a reality for all. They offer the Five Wishes Living Will, a compassionate more expansive living will option: free download:

www.agingwithdignity.org

 

Honoring Choices National Organization: promoting and educating on the importance of Advance Directives with free downloads and templates state by state:

www.honoringchoices.org

 

Understanding Advance Care Directives: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization:

nationalhospice.org

 

National Institute on Aging: US Department of Health and Human Services; not for profit organization: lots of information on Advance Directive and full of latest research on healthy aging, Alzheimer’s, care giving and more:

https://www.nia.nih.gov/

 

Compassion & Choices: My End of Life Decisions, Guide and Tool Kit:

https://compassionandchoices.org/

 

Online Video about Advance Directives by Dr. Zubin Damania, (aka ZDoggMD) at https://zdoggmd.com/end-of-life/ that tells it like it is . . . what really happens when a patient shows up without a plan in the hospital ER. Be forewarned: Dr. Z uses strong language to describe what happens.