Estate Planning Guide

Learn more about estate planning to help you make informed decisions.

Financial Powers of Attorney

This guide explains how a power of attorney can be beneficial if you are not able to handle your affairs yourself.

Hospice for End of Life Care

Hospice addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the dying patient and family members.

Live Your Final Days to the Fullest

Palliative care is a team approach for people whose chronic or life threatening illnesses don’t respond to a treatment for a cure.

Resources on End of Life, Living Wills, Dying and Death

Links to AARP books, articles and web site areas about planning for the end of life and for dying, including wills, estate planning, family discussions and more.

Talking about Your Final Wishes

Thinking and talking about your death is hard, but planning for it can help you live – and die – the way you want.

Web Resources for Consumers

Resources about end of life issues for those who are coping with the loss of a loved one.

Web Resources for Professionals

Resources about end of life issues for professionals who help individuals coping with loss.

What is a Will?

This self-help guide provided by the AARP Legal Services Network discusses the basics of creating a will.