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Senior Health

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Health: Senior's Health Topics (Index) | Health Care | Exercise | Nutrition | Sexual Health

Care: Caregiving | End-of-Life Care (Hospice & Palliative Care) | End-of-Life Decisions | Home Care | Residential Care

Other Topics: Senior Resources | Senior Benefits | Aging | Death and Dying | Memory Loss

End-of-Life Decisions

(Jump to: Overviews | Financial Decisions | Health Care Directives | Long-Term Care Decisions )

Overviews
End-of-Life Decision-Making:Family Caregiver Alliance
Legal Issues in Planning for Incapacity:Family Caregiver Alliance
Legal Issues for LGBT Caregivers:Family Caregiver Alliance
Talking About Your Final Wishes:AARP
End of Life Issues:MedlinePlus

Financial Decisions
Wills & Estate Planning:Nolo
Estate Planning Guide:AARP
What is a Will?:AARP
Durable Powers of Attorney and Revocable Living Trusts:Family Caregiver Alliance
Financial Powers of Attorney:AARP
Guardianships and Conservatorships:Family Caregiver Alliance

Health Care Directives (Advance Directives, Living Wills)
Information
End-Of-Life Choices for Families:American Academy of Family Physicians
End-of-Life Choices: CPR & DNR:Family Caregiver Alliance
End-of-Life Choices: Feeding Tubes & Ventilators:Family Caregiver Alliance
End-of-Life Choices: Holding On and Letting Go:Family Caregiver Alliance
Advance Directives:National Cancer Institute
What is a Do-Not-Intubate (DNI) Order?:WebMD
Medical Powers of Attorney & Living Wills (Health Care Directives):Nolo
Respecting End-of-Life Treatment Preferences:American Academy of Family Physicians
Advance Directives:MedlinePlus
Documents
California Advance Health Care Directive:California Hospital Association [PDF]
California Advance Health Care Directive:Institute for Healthcare Advancement [easy to read]
State-Specific Advance Directives:NHPCO
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Form:California Medical Association [PDF]

Long-Term Care Decisions
General Information
A Guide for Families - Having the Conversation About Long Term Care:American Health Care Association
Long Term Health Care:Plan Ahead:Mayo Clinic
Steps to Choosing Long-Term Care:Medicare
Types of Long-Term Care:Medicare
Alzheimer's: Long-Term Care Options:Mayo Clinic
Housing Choices:AARP
Helping You Choose Quality Long Term Care:The Joint Commission
Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care: Choosing Long-Term Care:AHRQ
Long-term Care and Its Alternatives:netLibrary
See also Residential Care
Financial Information
How Will I Pay for These Services?:AHRQ
Paying for Long Term Care:American Health Care Association
Understanding Long Term Care Insurance:American Health Care Association
Caregiving and Taxes:Family Caregiver Alliance

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