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  2. What to Do When a Loved One Dies - AOL

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    Find Your Loved One's Legal Documents. Tracking down a loved one’s will, trusts, and other end-of-life legal documents outlining their wishes and financial affairs is a key first step, says ...

  3. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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    [37] [38] Studies suggest that values regarding financial and psychological burden are strong motivators in not wanting a broad array of end-of-life therapies. [39] Another alternative to a conventional healthcare proxy is the medical directive, [40] [41] a document that describes six case scenarios for advance medical decision-making. The ...

  4. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - Wikipedia

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    Research suggests the POLST form accurately represents individual's treatment preferences the majority of the time [17] and that the treatments provided at the end of life match the orders on the form. [18] An established POLST program can help reduce unwanted hospitalizations and honor the person's end-of-life wishes. [1]

  5. End-of-life care - Wikipedia

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    End-of-life care (EOLC) is health care provided in the time leading up to a person's death.End-of-life care can be provided in the hours, days, or months before a person dies and encompasses care and support for a person's mental and emotional needs, physical comfort, spiritual needs, and practical tasks.

  6. Being Mortal - Wikipedia

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    Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End is a 2014 non-fiction book by American surgeon Atul Gawande. The book addresses end-of-life care, hospice care, and also contains Gawande's reflections and personal stories. He suggests that medical care should focus on well-being rather than survival.

  7. Five Wishes - Wikipedia

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    More than 40 million documents [5] have been distributed by a network of over 40,000 partner organizations worldwide. [6] An online version called Five Wishes Online was introduced in April 2011 allowing users to complete the document using an online interface or print out a blank version to complete by hand.

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