A-Z Health Topics Index

Legal Planning

Advance Care Planning
Get your advance directive papers in order. Read about having a health care proxy and living will to plan for medical, palliative, and hospice care.
Getting Your Affairs in Order
Get organized before a medical emergency! Use this list to get your legal and financial papers in order, and learn about advance directives, wills, and trusts.
Legal and Financial Planning for People with Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet
Find out when and how to start making legal and financial plans for someone with Alzheimer’s. Advance directive, will, and other terms are defined.
Now What? Next Steps After a Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Have you been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia? Find information about health care, home safety, work, exercise, and more. Get the help you need.
Organ Donation and Transplantation for Older Donors and Recipients—Resources from the U.S. Government
Find how to be an organ donor or receive transplants as an older adult, as well as government & other resources on organ donation and transplantation.