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Our mission is to help you and your family plan  and receive the care you deserve.
 

Something is terribly wrong: The majority of Americans want to die at home surrounded by family and friends, but most end up dying in the hospital or nursing home, cared for by strangers.  Half of Americans die in pain that could have been treated.  Sick people have come to fear losing their dignity or burdening their families more than they fear death.  And this is all happening in a country that is meant to prize the rights of individuals and champion respect for personal wishes.

The non-profit Aging with Dignity was established because you and your family deserve better.  We provide you with the practical information, advice and legal tools you need to ensure your wishes and those of your loved ones will be respected.  By helping you improve your own quality of care, we can bring about dramatic change, one person at a time.  

We believe Americans must safeguard the rights of the sick, aging or dying with the same enthusiasm we show for the young or healthy.  Since Jim Towey founded Aging with Dignity in 1996, 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 of Aging With Dignity.  Or, click here to learn about Aging with Dignity's recent activities.

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"the Living Will with a Heart and Soul!"

2007 Edition includes 2 more states!

       

       

 

       

 

New Initiative!

Aging with Dignity announces new

multi-language project

Aging with Dignity launches Pediatric Healthcare Tool

HOPE TODAY

New project aims to honor the God-given dignity of the elderly and disabled

 

News

Five Wishes valid in 40 States

New Edition of Five Wishes the Video Released!

News for Hospices!

Ideas for Hospice Outreach

Five Wishes is valid in Oklahoma; April 7, 2006

Tampa Tribune: "The Lesson of Terri Schiavo," Guest Column by Paul Malley, President of Aging with Dignity
 

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Journal, "National Advance Directives: One Attempt to Scale the Barriers," Vol. 1, 2005
 
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Workplace Program

Are You an HR Professional?
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"Five Wishes at Work"

Because so many employees are facing important decisions about medical care with aging or ill family members, many workplaces are offering Five Wishes as an employee benefit.