7 Ways to Plan for a Good End to Life
My parents lived good lives and expected to die good deaths. They exercised daily, ate plenty of fruits and vegetables, and kept, in their well-organized files, boilerplate advance health directives. But when he was 79...
Where Soul Meets Body
AnMed Health in Aderson, South Carolina is re-imagining their chaplaincy program to take Advanced Care Planning from the hospital into physician practices.
Help in Facing End-of-Life Choices
It’s one of those things that people know they should do someday—make end-of-life choices and write them down. But have you?
40 Bethel AME Church Members Got Together To Talk About Death. What Happened Was Inspiring
Over the past few years, Bethel AME Church in Boston has dedicated their energy, time and efforts to helping their members talk about death.
Jewish leaders: What We Talk About When We Talk About Death
What do we talk about when we talk about death? Recently, eight people gathered in New York City for an inspiring discussion about end-of-life decisions.
Do You Need To Have A Conversation?
Not sure if a conversation about advance care planning is right for you? The answer may be more than a little surprising.
Ellen Goodman on Changing the Conversation About End of Life
In a recent interview, Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Goodman reflects on the importance of having an advance directive at the end of life.
When Needs Arise, These Older Women Have One Another’s Backs
Like many older women aging alone, Eileen Kobrin worried that an accident could compromise her independence. And then, it did.
BlueCross BlueShield of S.C. Signals Sea Change By Expanding ‘Rewarding Excellence’ Program To Include ACP
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina recently released its 2020 Rewarding Excellence Program, which includes advance care planning for the first time.
The ACP 3: Think About It, Talk About It, Write It Down
We all plan for expected events. Vacations, weddings, the birth of a child. It is just as important to plan for the health care you want to receive in the future. This process of contemplating and declaring your future health care choices is called Advance Care Planning, or ACP, and there are three important steps.