End of life
Languages offered: English | Español
Caring for someone who is dying can be hard. This topic gives an overview of the issues and decisions to be made by people caring for someone when end of life is near. Learn about palliative care, hospice, and how to get help for your grief.
Frequently Asked Questions About Hospice Care
Deciding whether and when to start hospice care can be challenging. Explore answers to frequently asked questions about hospice care to help provide you with some answers.
Mourning the Death of a Spouse
Get help for your grief after the death of a spouse. Read about bereavement counseling, support groups, and how to get on with life without your partner.
What To Do After Someone Dies
What do you need to do after someone you love dies? Learn about who signs the death certificate, organ donation, and whether you need an autopsy.
Making Decisions for Someone at the End of Life
Being a health care proxy and making end-of-life care decisions for someone you love can be challenging. Learn what to expect.
End-of-Life Care for People With Dementia
Caring for a person with dementia at the end of life has special challenges. Help them have good quality of life as they’re dying.
Different Care Settings at the End of Life
There’s no right place to die. Caregivers should consider the best option for their situation: home, hospital, nursing home, or another place.
What Are Palliative Care and Hospice Care?
What is the difference between hospice and palliative care? Caregivers: learn about options for care at the end of life.
Frequently Asked Questions About Organ Donation for Older Adults
Organ donation is the act of taking healthy organs and tissues from one person and giving them to someone else. Find frequently asked questions about organ donation.
Legal and Financial Planning for People with Dementia
Find out when and how to start making legal and financial plans for someone with Alzheimer's or a related dementia. Advance directive, will, and other terms are defined.
Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives for Health Care
What is an advance directive? How do I set one up? Learn how to decide what health care you would want to receive if you were unable to speak for yourself.
