Advance Care Planning | VirginiaNavigator

Advance Care Planning (ACP) provides an opportunity to plan for future care and support, including medical treatment.

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Planning for Your Care

The ACP process helps individuals understand and share their personal preferences and values regarding future care and treatment.
ACP can improve health care communication, clarify care goals, prepare individuals for end of life, and decrease family caregiver burden.
Most older adults have not engaged in ACP and even fewer have discussed ACP with their family physicians (NIH, 2018).
Older adults and families can find the resources and information they need to connect with appropriate ACP supports and services.

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Aging with Dignity (Five Wishes)
The Conversation Project
Honoring Choices Virginia
PREPARE for Your Care
POLST - Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
The Virginia POST Collaborative
MYLO - Mind Your Loved Ones App (in cooperation with the ABA)
CaringInfo (program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)

Visit the AgingCare Caregiver Forum to interact with other caregivers!

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Virginia Area Agencies on Aging
ConnectVirginia (Virginia Advance Health Care Directives Registry)

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