What if we included legal preparation as part of our health journey?
Mark Costley of Clarity Legal Group tells Cooper and Nicole that elder law attorneys need to do a better job of looking at the family as a whole, which is key to being prepared as a caregiver. Dr. Keith Fargo with the Alzheimer's Association also highlights the dramatic increase in funding for Alzheimer's research in recent years. How healthcare workers can improve the conversation about EOL decisions & Legal prep with care. An Integrative Healthcare Approach to Empowering Older Adults in Creating Advance Directives https://sophia.stkate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1442&context=msw_papers Improving End-of-Life Communication and Decision Making: The Development of a Conceptual Framework and Quality Indicators https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0885392415000445 Advance Care Planning: Contemporary Issues and Future Directions https://academic.oup.com/innovateage/article/1/1/igx012/4096494 The Needs of the Dying: A Guide for Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter, 10th anniversary ed. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2707123/ 