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Thinking ahead and planning for your family’s long-term care needs can make a difference for everyone.

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  • Advance Directives & Long-term Care

    Avoid confusion: let others know what you want

    Advance directives explain how you want medical decisions to be made when you're too ill to speak for yourself.

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  • Advance Health Care Directive

    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.

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  • Advance Health Care Directive Registry for Virginia

    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.

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  • Age in Action Case Study: CPR and DNR Decision Making

    This Age in Action case study discusses CPR and DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Decision Making.

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  • Making End-of-Life Decisions: What Are Your Important Papers?

    As you age it’s important to make plans for your future. This Family Caregiver Alliance article outlines important legal and health care decisions and provides guidance and important paperwork for you and your family. 

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  • Palliative Care Is More Care, Not Less

    This scholarly article examines the origins of hospice and palliative care, compares both models of care, and identifies when palliative care is appropriate.  

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  • Planning for End of Life Care Decisions

    Planning for end of life care is not easy. This article provides several ways to make sure others know the kind of care you want when dying.

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  • Planning for Long Term Care

    Long term care is one of the most pressing issues facing Americans today– and it will only get more urgent as the nation ages. While people are living longer, many have little idea about the added pressures on their “long life care”– fiscally and emotionally.

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  • Talking to Loved Ones

    Talking to loved ones about big issues like aging, money, health and end-of-life care can be awkward. Having honest conversations now lets you know what your parents or loved ones want, and can help ensure that they live life on their terms and as fully as possible. 

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  • Telephone Tips & Techniques for Accessing Resources

    Here are some tips and techniques for getting the most out of telephone conversations to verify information, find answers to questions, or arrange for services. 

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