Planning Ahead
End-of-life care isn't an easy topic, but it's an important one. These resources will help you address and document your loved one’s wishes and provide information on palliative and hospice care.
Planning Ahead Resources
Aging With Dignity
Aging with Dignity is a trusted source of information regarding end-of-life care and provides helpful tools and documents that can help in your planning process.
Click here to visit Aging with Dignity
Five Wishes
Click here to request a copy of Five Wishes
My Directives
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What to do with your Advance Directives:
- Keep the original copies of your advance directives where you can easily find them.
- Give a copy to your health care proxy, health care providers, hospital, nursing home, family, and friends.
- Carry a card in your wallet that says you have an advance directive.
- Review your advance directives each year.
Hospice Care Benefits
Medicare Hospice Benefits
This document provides more information about what hospice care is and how the Medicare hospice benefits work.
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5 Things to Know about Medicare Hospice Benefits
This flyer explains how Medicare covers hospice services.English
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Medicare Hospice Benefit PDF
The official comprehensive government booklet.Esta publicación está disponible en Español. Para obtener una copia, llame al 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
POLST- English
POLST- Spanish
Visit POLST California for instructions on how to fill out and submit form in other languages.
The Conversation Project
The Conversation Project
Other Helpful Resources
Guide for Families and Friends of People with Medicare
¿Necesita una copia en español? Llame GRATIS al 1‑800‑MEDICARE (1-800-633‑4227)Advanced Care Planning: Tips from the National Institute of Aging PDF
Advanced Care Planning for People with Alzheimer’s Disease
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California Advocates for Nursing Care Reform:
A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to improving the choices, care and quality of life for California’s long term care consumers.English
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