A Guide on Advanced Care Planning Resources: For People Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners contains a range of tools, materials and information related to advanced care planning, including financial, housing, medical, legal, and palliative/hospice care assistance. It is the result of a comprehensive, environmental scan of available dementia-specific advanced care planning resources. This guide is intended to be used primarily by people living with dementia and their care partners. It should be used as a tool to help navigate and provide recommendations for effective care, services, and considerations at various stages of cognitive impairment and dementia.
Public health agencies may also use this guide to raise awareness about the importance of advanced care planning, and promote the use of best practices and tools in dementia care planning. They can distribute this guide to local community organizations, healthcare systems and aging services providers, and encourage them to further share it with community members living with dementia and the family caregivers they serve. In addition, public health departments can also make this toolkit available on their website and any online, public databases of ADRD-related resources and materials.
