An Advance Health Care Directive (or Advance Medical Directive) allows you to state what you want for your own medical care if you are unable to make decisions for yourself. Learn more about this important document.

The Commonwealth of Virginia has a statewide Advance Health Care Directive Registry, allowing all Virginia residents to electronically store their important documents (Advanced Health Care Directive, Health Care Power of Attorney, Declaration of Anatomical Gift, etc.). Links to Advance Directive forms are provided.

It is important for you and your loved ones to think clearly about end-of-life decisions. This article discusses how to overcome the challenges in making decisions and talks about end-of-life resources.

This scholarly article examines what Physican Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) is and how the process is intended to prompt timely advance care planning discussions for people who have progressive serious illness.

A guide to handling a loved one's hospitalization, including how to communicate with the medical team and the types of paperwork and information everyone needs on-hand in the event of a hospitalization.

An overview of hospice services including staffing, plans of care, costs and coverage, and licensure and credentials.

This article assists in supporting a terminally ill loved one, how you might act and talk around him or her, and how to deal with negative thoughts after your loved one passes away.

Learn more about what you need to know about Virginia's "Durable Do Not Resuscitate Order."