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No matter what your situation, ensuring your (or a senior loved one’s) financial affairs are in order can go a long way in making the final years more comfortable and the end of life transition that much smoother.
For family caregivers, grief can happen before and after death. Learn the five stages of grief to look out for.
Non-traditional funerals are on the rise as more people want their memorial to celebrate life rather than focus on mourning. Dignity Memorial® suggests five key things to consider when planning a personalized memorial.
Funeral services used to be relatively standard affairs. Casket, officiant, prayers and burial. Nowadays? Gone are the rules, according to Dignity Memorial® representatives.
Professional Home Instead® CAREGiversSM share some of the moving experiences they've had caring for individuals at the end of life and ways they were able to bring comfort to both the client and family members during the final days.
Who wants to think about a time without their loved ones? It's a very sad topic, which makes it easy to avoid. And yet, at an individual level, people do want to talk about their end of life. Get started with these five conversations.
Sharing final wishes can bring clarity and comfort to families during hospice and end-of-life situations. Try these tips from the Conversation Project to help get the conversation started.
Fear may be keeping your family from making important decisions that could impact the way your loved ones want to spend their final days and years. Here are some ways to help combat those fears.
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