A-Z Health Topics Index

Legal Planning

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
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.
There's No Place Like Home—Tips for Growing Old from the National Institute on Aging
Learn how older people can remain independent longer. Get tips on common things people need, products to make life easier, and resources to look for help.