Month 10: End-of-Life Planning and Advance Directives
Session Date: November 4, 2024
Topics:
Advance directives and living wills provide a clear framework for honoring an individual’s healthcare wishes, offering peace of mind to both patients and their families. Funeral planning, including personalized options like green burials, allows loved ones to create meaningful tributes that reflect a life well-lived. Hospice and palliative care focus on comfort and dignity, ensuring quality of life during life’s most profound transitions while fostering emotional support for everyone involved.
Panelists:
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Maureen Burns
Director of Community Health and CHW
The HAP Foundation
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Brittany McGuigan, MSN RN
Director of Clinical Services- Deerfield
JourneyCare
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Larry Viverito
Care Coordinator
Transitions Care
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Monica DiOrio, MSW
Hospice Liaison
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Philip Flores Jr.
Founder and CEO
Cremation by Water Group
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Julie Lindblad Iverson
Geriatric Care Manager and End of Life Doula
Aging-with-Care
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Tiffany Noelle Johnson
Founder
We Too Shall Pass, LLC
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