New Jersey End-of-Life Care Resources

Compassion & Choices is committed to empowering New Jersey residents to get the care they want during a serious illness or at the end of life.

The resources on this page will help you plan well and become a good advocate for yourself and your loved ones.

End-of-Life Decisions Guide & Toolkit

Download our thorough end-of-life planning guide and toolkit to help you navigate your end-of-life choices

Take Control of Your Care with Tools to Finish Strong

Explore our Tools to Finish Strong, including the new Dementia Values & Priorities Tool and Dementia Decoder.

New Jersey's Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act

Find out how qualified terminally ill New Jerseyans can access medical aid dying.

New Jersey Tools and Resources

For Patients
Access the New Jersey Advance Directive

End-of-Life Planning
Use our step-by-step guide to chart your journey.

Los recursos en Español
Los recursos en Español.

COVID-19 Toolkit
Get answers to your questions about COVID-19 and end of life care.

Resources for Providers
Find resources tailored to the needs of healthcare providers.

More Tools & Resources

Get more out of your doctor visits.

Our Diagnosis Decoder helps you generate specific questions for your doctor, nurse or other health provider — questions designed to get you the complete information you deserve.

My End-of-Life Decisions Guide

Advance planning helps ensure that we get the care we want and avoid what we don’t want, even if we’re unable to speak for ourselves. Use our guide to move through the process step-by-step.

Explore our Tools to Finish Strong

Help your doctor help you by filling out a Trust Card. Establish your values and priorities and get the most out of your doctor's visit following a dementia diagnosis.