State-Specific Advance Directives & Living Wills

Caring Connections is a national consumer and community engagement initiative encouraging people to:

• Learn about options for end-of-life services and care
• Implement plans to ensure wishes are honored
• Voice decisions to family, friends and healthcare providers
• Engage in personal or community efforts to improve end-of-life care

FREE RESOURCES

They provide a number of free resources on their website at CaringInfo.org, including:

• State-specific advance directives
• Easy to read publications on these and other topics:
  • Talking about end-of-life wishes
  • Supporting someone who is grieving
  • Caring for your loved ones
  • Talking to your doctor about pain or illness
  • Understanding hospice and palliative care services
  • Paying for long-term care
  • Caring for a seriously ill child

HelpLine – 800-658-8898

Knowledgeable and compassionate people to:

• Provide a compassionate ear and answer questions on end-of-life issues;
• Provide a variety of free consumer brochures, state-specific advance directives and contact information for community services.

Multilingual Line – 877-658-8896

Bi-lingual staff are available to assist callers with end-of-life care issues and send free materials in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese on a variety of end-of-life topics.