Advance Care Planning

Research indicates that, as of 2005, fewer than 30% of Americans have an advance directive.  Healthcare providers, attorneys, social service and aging organizations, faith communities, employers and families are starting to provide advance directive information/education to their constituents.  Caring Connections has developed resources to help communities explore advance care planning and promote the importance of expressing wishes for end-of-life care before a crisis.

Advance Care Planning Resources

• PowerPoints
  • Planning Ahead: Advance Directives and End-of-Life Decisions
  • Planning Ahead: Communicating End-of-Life Wishes
• Article (use as handout with 'Planning Ahead' PowerPoints and other presentations, publish in your newsletter/e-news, or distribute individually) 
  • Are You Traveling Without a Map? A Layperson's Guide to Advance Care Planning
• Bookmark
  • Template

To focus national attention on the importance of end-of-life discussions, help raise awareness about the importance of advance care planning by wearing the white It’s About How You LIVE ribbon pin.

Caring Connections provides advance care planning resources for your community outreach activities:

• Advance Care Planning Ribbon Campaign
• Ribbon Pin
• LIVE promise card [PDF]
• Wallet card
• Communicating End-of-Life Wishes [PDF]
• State-specific advance directives
• Advance Directive Licensing
• Planning Ahead

Consumer brochures