Advance care planning helps people reflect on, express, and document their wishes for future medical care. Use the resources below to facilitate these vital discussions.
Dementia requires specialized planning that addresses the narrowing window for decision-making and unique care challenges at life's end.
Use this to help individuals reflect on their care wishes in case of dementia and create a dementia directive.
Practical guidance for incorporating dementia care planning in your work.
Co-created with The Death Deck, this set of cards sparks conversations about care wishes in case of dementia. Use code COMPASSION20 for 20% off!
For many individuals and families that are dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's, the Dementia Values & Priorities Tool can be extremely helpful in looking to the future and having a meaningful conversation about planning for the challenges that may come.
Medical aid in dying is an end-of-life care option that allows eligible terminally ill adults to request and self-administer medication to die peacefully on their own terms.
VSED is an end-of-life care option for mentally capable individuals who decide to control their dying process by making a conscious decision to refuse foods and fluids of any kind in order to advance the time of their death.
There are remarkable advances in medicine, but in some situations, the medical treatments and technology basically prolong the dying process with no realistic chance of recovery. Individuals should have the ability and choice to ease their end-of-life suffering with palliative care, and in addition, they should have the choice to hasten their dying instead of suffering…
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