The Risks of Not Planning for the Final Years
Some aspects of growing older may be beyond your control, but putting a plan in place could help minimize the potential risks.
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5 Ways to Create a Personalized Memorial Service
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 or Celebration? How Services Have Changed
Funeral services used to be relatively standard affairs. Casket, officiant, prayers and burial. Nowadays? Gone are the rules, according to Dignity Memorial® representatives.
5 Final Years Conversations to Begin Now
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.
How to Begin the Final Wishes Conversation
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.
Start Your Bucket List Today
Even those who are unable to leave their house can have a bucket list. Consider these ideas for making the final years more meaningful and how to help a senior loved one in your life make them happen.
Spirituality Helps Some Traverse the Final Years Journey
Addressing spiritual concerns at the end of life can be vital to an individual's well-being. While each person's spirituality is unique, researchers have found some aspects of spiritual fulfillment are universal.
5 Misconceptions about End-of-Life Planning and Hospice Care
Check your assumptions about end-of-life and hospice care against these common misconceptions to help you and your family better plan for the final years.
End-of-Life Stories from Professional CAREGivers
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.
Grief Advice from the Professionals
For family caregivers, grief can happen before and after death. Learn the five stages of grief to look out for.
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