Advance Care Planning

Advance Care Planning is thinking ahead about the type of medical and healthcare decisions you would want made for you in the future, especially if you are seriously ill.

What would happen to you if an illness or an accident caused you to be unable to speak? Sharing healthcare wishes with loved ones is a valuable gift to those closest to you.

There are just 3 key steps for Advance Care Planning:

Make sure you’re heard (even if you can’t speak for yourself).

 Your preparation of an advanced directive can prevent future confusion, chaos, and stress for yourself and loved ones when the unexpected occurs. By planning ahead, your preferences for your care can still be “heard” – especially during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resources

Additional ACP Forms & Options: Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives

A collaboration between our Center for Learning and Heart Tones™, providing educational resources on Advance Care Planning for African American communities.

Advance Care Planning in Minority Communities: Multi-Webinar Playlist

A Youtube Playlist with webinar recordings on Advance Care Planning, with a focus on African American Communities, Chinese American Perspectives, and Hispanic Communities.

Advance Care Planning during COVID-19

To help navigate through the impact of COVID-19, we are developing and sharing resources on how to plan for the future in this new era: