Step-by-Step Guide to Advance Care Planning

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field--name-field-media-featured field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="image media media--type-image media--view-mode-featured-media-caption"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <img src="/sites/newsinhealth/files/2024-06/jul-2024-capsule2-older-adult-signing-paperwork-with-family.jpg" alt="Older adult signing paperwork with his family." title="Older adult signing paperwork with his family" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">fizkes / Shutterstock</div> </article> </div> </div> <p>As we get older, it’s important to plan for future decisions about medical care. And it’s a good idea to discuss those decisions with loved ones. This is called advance care planning.</p> <p>Advance care planning includes preparing documents like a living will. This tells doctors how you want to be treated if you can’t make your own decisions about emergency care. </p> <p>Research shows that you’re more likely to get the care you want if you’ve discussed your future medical care and put a plan in place. It may also help loved ones with their grief and to feel less burden and guilt.</p> <p>NIH has created a seven-week email series to help older adults and caregivers create an advance care plan. It’s called “Ready, Set, Plan! A Step-by-Step Guide to Advance Care Planning.” The subscription is free.</p> <p>Subscribers receive weekly emails. These help you consider your preferences for future care and treatment. You’ll learn about the common medical decisions living wills cover. And you’ll learn about the responsibilities of a health care proxy. That’s someone who can make medical decisions for you when needed. The emails will also help you prepare to talk with a health care provider about your plan. <a href="http://go.nia.nih.gov/acp">Sign up now</a> for the emails and read more about <a href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning">advance care planning</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="sidebar-second desktop:grid-col-4 l-region l-region--sidebar-second department-subnav"> <div class="region region-sidebar-second"> <div class="views-element-container clearfix block block-views block-views-blocksidebar-paragraphs-block-1" id="block-views-block-sidebar-paragraphs-block-1"> <div class="view view-sidebar-paragraphs view-id-sidebar_paragraphs view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-60296cedba6a1268476065122d38e45f577d08034559a6b826a894ae0766e415"> </div> </div> <div class="views-element-container clearfix block block-views block-views-blocksidebar-paragraphs-block-2" id="block-views-block-sidebar-paragraphs-block-2"> <div class="view view-sidebar-paragraphs view-id-sidebar_paragraphs view-display-id-block_2 js-view-dom-id-2879103ff3cfa08fba86570f2472a0ecc284605d3ededf430d4d3a591fed1e1a"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"><div class="views-field views-field-field-sidebar-box-field-collecti"><div class="field-content"> <div class="box"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--sidebar-box-field-collecti paragraph--view-mode--default clearfix find-more-information"> <h3><span class="icon find-more-information"></span>Find More Information</h3> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-sidebar-box-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><ul><li><a href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning">Advance Care Planning</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning/getting-your-affairs-order-checklist-documents-prepare-future">Getting Your Affairs in Order Checklist: Documents to Prepare for the Future</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning/preparing-living-will">Preparing a Living Will</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning/choosing-health-care-proxy">Choosing A Health Care Proxy</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-content-second"> <div class="region region-content-second"> <div id="block-featuredstories-2" class="clearfix block block-block-content block-block-content4dc180ac-eaed-4cb2-972b-6b3ddcec95aa teaser-list-landing"> <h3 class="header-with-rule">Featured Stories</h3> <div class="field field--name-field-stories field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden view-content field__items"> <div class="field__item teaser-clickable teaser-landing"> <div data-history-node-id="4671" role="article" about="/2022/01/it-flu-covid-19-allergies-or-cold"> <div class="teaser-thumbnail"> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="image media media--type-image media--view-mode-feature-teaser"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img srcset="/sites/newsinhealth/files/styles/teaser_900x527/public/2022/January/jan2022-cover-illustration-four-ways-stay-safe-germs-cropped.jpg?itok=4i4YaEVB 1x" src="/sites/newsinhealth/files/styles/teaser_900x527/public/2022/January/jan2022-cover-illustration-four-ways-stay-safe-germs-cropped.jpg?itok=4i4YaEVB" alt="Illustration of four ways to stay safe from germs" title="Illustration of four ways to stay safe from germs" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </article> </div> </div> <p class="teaser-title teaser-clickable-title"><a href="/2022/01/it-flu-covid-19-allergies-or-cold">Is It Flu, COVID-19, Allergies, or a Cold? 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