Advanced directives, which include living wills and powers-of-attorney, allow individuals to state in advanced how they wish to be treated at the end of their lives. Advanced directives also can allow individuals to choose, in advanced, who will help them with financial or healthcare decision-making if they are no longer able to do so. Learn [...]
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Advanced Directives
February 22, 2011Grief Support Groups, DC Metro Area
November 30, 2010Many organizations, in the DC metro area, offer grief support groups. A few are listed below. District of Columbia Sibley Hospital and Iona’s Bereavement Support Group for Widows and Widowers. The DC Centers Bereavement Support Group for the LGBT community. Capital Hospice grief support groups. The William Wendt Center offers grief support groups, counseling, and [...]
Do Not Resuscitate Orders (DNR’s)
June 25, 2010Learn about DNR’s at the Family Caregiver Alliance website. Learn about DNR programs in the DC Metro Area: DC‘s EMS Comfort Care Program MD‘s DNR program VA‘s Durable Do Not Resuscitate Program
Viactical and Life Settlements
May 25, 2010These tools allow people to sell their life insurance policies for cash. Learn about Life Settlements from these resources from these documents by AARP, Elderlaw Answers, and the State of Maryland (1, 2). The Maryland Insurance Administration also keeps a list of registered viactical settlement providers.
End-of-Life & Funeral Planning Guides
March 9, 2010AARP “Final Details,” practical task list. Federal Trade Commission guide to funeral planning MetLife publication, “The Loss of a Loved One: Ways to Cope with a Difficult Time,” includes practical funeral arrangement advice. Elderlaw article on pre-paid funerals Did you know Iona provides grief counseling by licensed clinical social workers? For more information, call 202-895-9448.
Resources on Advanced Directives
December 28, 2009Learn about advanced directives from these guides by the American Bar Association. For the guide in English, click here; in Spanish, click here. Find blank advanced directive forms for all 50 states and DC at Caring Connections website. Read advice on making healthcare decisions for another from the American Bar Association’s publication, “Making Medical Decisions [...]
ABA guide to “making medical decisions for someone else.”
December 21, 20092009 American Bar Association publication, “Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else: A How-To Guide.” Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related questions.
Helping Grandchildren Grieve
November 16, 20092004 AARP article, “Helping Grandchildren Deal with Grief.” Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.
Guide to Grieving for Widows/Widowers
November 16, 20092005 AARP web article, “Guide for the Newly Widowed.” Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.
