Resources

Tools you can Use to Discuss and Document your Goals for End-of-Life care

• Honoring Choices Pacific NW Advance Directive

  https://www.honoringchoicespnw.org/advance-directive-documents/

• Dementia Road Map


• End of Life Washington (all three documents at this website)
  
https://endoflifewa.org/tools-for-planning/dementia-directives/

Maintaining Dignity and Control
Living with Dementia Mental Health Advance Directive
My Instructions for Oral Feeding and Drinking

• Dr. Gaster’s Health Directive for Dementia
  
https://dementia-directive.org/

Community Education and Support

• Your Voice, Your Choice: Online workshops at PeaceHealth.
  https://www.peacehealth.org/advance-care-planning

• Northwest Regional Council for caregiver resources http://www.nwrcwa.org/who-we-serve

• Dementia Support Northwest: for memory screening, support groups, and project lifesaver https://alzsociety.org

• Adult Children Caring for a Parent with Dementia Support Group - 2nd Tuesday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. sup.group.bham@gmail.com

• Palliative Care Institute: Find other workshops and presentations in our community. https://pci.wwu.edu

• VSED Resources
  https://vsedresources.com/
  

Books and websites related to aging and dementia

• Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

• Take Care of Dying, Get on with Living by Theo Wells

• Mantra: Repetition in the Land of Alzheimer’s by Denise Weeks

• Making Tough Decisions about End-of-Life Care in Dementia by Anne Kenny

• Finish Strong by Barbara Coombs Lee