Advance Care Planning
What type of health care would you want if you became too sick to tell the doctor yourself? Plan ahead to make sure you get the medical care you want.
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Advance Care Planning: Healthcare Directives
What is an advance directive? How do I set one up? Learn how to decide what health care you would want to receive if you were unable to speak for yourself.
![Older person's hand writing down health care directives](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218055812im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_150x150/public/2017-06/advance-care-planning-healthcare-directives-meta.jpg?itok=VXBTqfhS)
Getting Your Affairs in Order
Get organized before a medical emergency! Use this list to get your legal and financial papers in order. Learn about advance directives, wills, and trusts and review the FAQs to help you get organized.
![An advisor helps an older man with his legal and financial paperwork](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218055812im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_150x150/public/2017-06/legal-financial-paperwork-meta.jpg?itok=EnzV8eIQ)
Organ Donation & Transplantation Resources for Older Donors and Recipients
Check out these federal resources on organ donation, and learn more about older adults who chose to leave behind the gift of life.
![Older woman learning about organ donation from a social worker](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218055812im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_150x150/public/2017-06/organ-donation-resources-older-adults-meta.jpg?itok=mVu9ZXeB)
Legal and Financial Planning for People with Dementia
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.
![Older man filling out legal and financial paperwork for people with Alzheimer's disease](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218055812im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_150x150/public/2017-06/legal-financial-planning-alzheimers-meta.jpg?itok=4MwPyyYx)