End of Life Issues
This page compiles resources that offer answers to legal and ethical questions, as well as information on coping with grief.
For additional useful resources, see Grief & Loss.
UF/IFAS Publications
- Estate Planning
- Final Wishes: End-of-life Decisions
- Funeral Planning
- Hospice
- Managing & Transferring Assets
- Preparing a Letter of Last Instructions
Other Sites
- Advance Directives--MedlinePlus
- Americans for Better Care of the Dying
- End-of-Life Care: Questions and Answers--National Cancer Institute
- End-of-Life Choices: CPR & DNR--Family Caregiver Alliance
- End-of-Life Choices: Feeding Tubes and Ventilators--Family Caregiver Alliance
- End-of-Life Decision-Making--Family Caregiver Alliance
- End-of-Life Glossary--Beth Israel Medical Center
- End of Life Issues--MedlinePlus
- Final Details: A Checklist--AARP
- Florida's Aging Resource Centers
- Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer--ACS
- Hospice Care--MedlinePlus
- Life After Loss--AARP
- Making Medical Decisions for a Loved One at the End of Life--ACP (pdf)
- The Odds of Dying From...--National Safety Council
- Pain at the End of Life--ACP (pdf)
- Patient Rights--MedlinePlus
- Talking about Your Final Wishes--AARP
- Talking with Your Doctor When the Future Is Uncertain--ACP (pdf)
- What To Do When A Beneficiary Dies--Social Security Online
- When Somebody Dies--KidsHealth
- Return to Aging & Caregiving, to Money Matters or to Relationships
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- Florida Department of Elder Affairs
- National Institute on Aging
- Seniors Guide--State of Florida
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
