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Internship Opportunities Learn more about the law student intern and extern opportunities at the ABA Commission on Law and Aging

Launching POLST in Your State States Find Success with Physician Orders to Honor Patients’ Treatment Wishes. Read the Report for Suggestions on How States Can Launch POLST Programs Effectively.

Conversations About End-of-Life Care Commission Director Charles Sabatino appeared on WAMU’s Diane Rehm radio show August 8, discussing Family Conversations about End-of-Life Care.

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Online Handbook for Courts Boosts Guardianship Oversight

View handbook that guides courts in developing a volunteer guardianship monitoring and assistance program.

Third National Guardianship Summit Releases Standards and Recommendations

See definitions,
standards, and
recommendations for action

Legal Assistance and OAA Reauthorization

Read why legal assistance needs to be restructured as part of Older American Act reuthorization. A reprint of an article in the March-April 2012 issue of Bifocal.

Featured Resources

In Your Hands Video

Watch In Your Hands: The Tools for Preserving Personal Autonomy to learn about legal aspects of planning for incapacity and for an introduction to four legal tools: durable powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, living wills and trusts.
Making Medical Decisions

Read Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else to understand what it’s like to be a health care proxy, what to do while there’s still time to think about it, how to make the hard decisions, and where to get help.
Legal Guide for the Seriously Ill

Let this guide provide you with the critical tools to help understand your options, make informed decisions, and minimize some of the anxiety you may be feeling about financial and legal affairs at this stage of life.