How can I learn more about advance care planning for people with disabilities?
Online resources on advance care planning for people with disabilities:
- CompassionAndSupport.org: Special considerations for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Advance directives and planning for people with intellectual and physical disabilities
- Center for Practical Bioethics: Treatment decision making guidelines
- Coalition for Compassionate Care of California: Thinking ahead matters
- Coalition for Compassionate Care of California: My way, my choice, my life at the endÂ
Learn more about a POLST or MOLST:
- MOLST.org: Medical Decisions for Life-Saving Treatment
- POLST.org: Physician's orders for life-sustaining treatment and advance directives
- POLST.org: Find more information about a POLST or MOLST in your state