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Our
mission is to help you and your family plan for and receive the
care you deserve.
Outreach Ideas: November is Hospice Month
Something is terribly wrong: The
majority of Americans prefer to die at home surrounded by family and
friends, but too many end up dying in the hospital or nursing home,
surrounded and cared for by strangers.
Half of Americans die in pain that could have been treated.
The sick and elderly have come to fear losing their dignity or burdening
their families even more than they fear death.
The non-profit
Aging with Dignity was established in 1996 because you and your family
deserve better. In 1997
Aging with Dignity introduced the Five Wishes advance
directive in Florida, and a year later, to the nation. Five
Wishes proved immediately popular because it is written in plain
English, not medical or legal jargon, and helps people express in
their own words their wishes for the kind of care they want in
advance of a serious illness. Five Wishes is a
legally-valid tool you can use
to ensure your wishes and those of your loved ones will be
respected even if you can't speak for yourself. By helping
you improve your own quality of care, we can bring about dramatic
change, one person at a time.
Aging with Dignity believes Americans
must safeguard the rights of the sick, aging or dying with
the same enthusiasm we show for the young and healthy. Since
Jim Towey
founded Aging with Dignity, the organization
has worked to protect each person's God-given human dignity because
we owe it to each other to expect -- and achieve -- nothing less.
We invite you to read
welcoming remarks from Paul Malley, President, Aging With
Dignity.
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