This article comes from the National Institute on Aging. It’s meant for healthcare consumers and is easy to understand.
The article covers the following topics:
- Overview of advance care planning
- Advance care planning decisions
- How to get started with advance care planning
- How to make your advance care wishes known
- How to choose your healthcare proxy
- How to make your healthcare directives official
- What to do after you set up your advance directive
- The importance of advance care planning
The article includes a video, an infographic, and a printable wallet card. It’s also available in Spanish.