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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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    An advance healthcare directive, also known as living will, personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision, is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity.

  5. Don’t avoid the end-of-life talk with your aging parents ...

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    Only 22% of people in the U.S. have documented their end-of-life wishes, according to a study by VITAS Healthcare. That means that for the other 78%, it’s up to loved ones to muddle through the ...

  6. Branching out beyond hospice: End of Life Coalition ... - AOL

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    Nov. 20—Hospice has long been known as a source of comfort and solace for those facing the end of life, and now the newly formed Haywood End of Life Coalition is re-envisioning the model to ...

  7. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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    With continued discussion concerning health care preferences for all patients, including those who are incompetent, greater options have been made available to secure health care directives. The involvement of third parties in a patient's health becomes more likely in decisions that may occur in instances other than the end of life.

  8. NH End of Life Act to allow medical aid in dying moves closer ...

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    NH End of Life Act opponents: They push against "normalizing" suicide Rep. Cam Kenney, D-Durham, said those comments were “not based in facts.” “It’s a bill of compassion, not cruelty, and ...

  9. Hospice care in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to 2007's Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System, hospice sites are expanding at a national rate of about 3.5% per year. [8] In 2007, 1.4 million people in the United States used hospice, with more than one-third of dying Americans using the service, approximately 39%.

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