Resources on End of Life, Living Wills, Dying and Death
Following the tragedy of Terri Schiavo, many people have visited our web site in search of resources on making decisions about the end of life for themselves and their family. This page gathers links to resources on our site.
From AARP Books
AARP Crash Course in Estate Planning: The Essential Guide to Wills, Trusts, and Your Personal Legacy (AARP Books and Sterling Publishing, January 2005)
Thousands have bought this best-seller guide through the estate-planning wilderness. A comprehensive guide to wills, trusts, estate planning, and crafting a personal legacy, in plain, easy-to-understand English.
Includes advice on living wills and other advance medical directives.
You can order AARP Crash Course in Estate Planning: The Essential Guide to Wills, Trusts, and Your Personal Legacy at Barnes & Noble.com.
Resources on AARP.org
Where
There's a Will, There' s Not Always a Way - AARP
Bulletin
Living wills are expensive and ineffective—a public policy
bust, according to some experts. So how can a person make his or
her end-of-life wishes known and be sure they’re granted?
Resources
on Living Wills - AARP Bulletin
Links to more resources on this and other web sites.
Caregiving home
page
Caring for parents, long-distance caregiving, hiring care
professionals, support for families.
Guardianship
When you or those you care about are no longer capable of making
decisions, a guardian may be named. AARP discusses how to avoid
guardianship, how to establish guardianship, and your duties as a
guardian.
End of
Life
End of life resources deal with difficult decisions around death
and dying. Estate planning, hospice, palliative care, more.
Talking About Your Final Wishes
Thinking and talking about your death is hard, but planning for
it can help you live – and die – the way you want
Learning to Make Medical Decisions in Advance
Distinguish between living wills and medical powers of attorney.
Financial Power of Attorney - Self Help Guide
Having a power of attorney can be more important to your personal
well-being than a will. It allows you to pick someone you trust
to handle your affairs if you cannot do so yourself. In an
emergency someone you choose will have the authority to act for
you.
Grief and
Loss
Grief and Loss: tools to help: bereavement, coping, planning,
checklists, memorials, more
Internnet
Resources on Aging Database
This online resource tool contains links to other helpful web
sites.
AARP Member Services and Discounts
AARP Legal
Services Network -Find a Lawyer
LSN is an AARP member benefit providing easy access to more than
1,000 attorneys across the country.
AARP Policy and Research
Researching issues around end-of-life, death, and estates? Explore AARP's in-depth public policy papers and research, press releases, AARP legal advocacy and more professional resources.
