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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 [PDF] [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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