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5-Step Guide to Developing a Long-Term Care Plan

Accessible Home Health Care

Whether your family member is able to age in place in their home or needs to be taken care of in an assisted living facility, knowing which options are best for them can seem impossible. Make sure your senior has a living will , a power of attorney, and a healthcare proxy to protect their wishes in the future.

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Essential Questions to Discuss with Aging Parents for Future Planning

Home With Help

Do they have a living will or an advance healthcare directive in place? Where Do You Want to Live as You Age? Home may always feel like the best option, but it’s important to talk about other possibilities, like downsizing, in-home care, assisted living, or moving closer to family. Are they open to hospice care?

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

Yael 10:34 More like a living will kind of a thing. So for example, you know, the director of the assisted living facility could be the person who knows the patient the best. Is the patient in your descriptor? Do they have a health care decision maker? Do they have a health care proxy? Alex 10:41 No, they don’t.

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 I Just Received a Dementia Diagnosis—What Do I Do Next?

Hope Hospice

Hope Hospice recommends the Five Wishes document, which is a comprehensive living will that addresses your personal and medical care choices. An estate lawyer can assist with preparing your financial documents and power of attorney over your estate. Make a Care Plan.