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Ensuring a peaceful and "good death" for individuals in late adulthood and at the end of life involves a collaborative effort from both loved ones and the medical community. Here are two specific ways people and society can contribute to achieving a sense of purposeful life and a peaceful death:
Facilitate Advance Care Planning (ACP) and End-of-Life Discussions:
Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a proactive process where individuals, especially those in late adulthood, express their preferences regarding end-of-life care, including decisions about resuscitation, life-sustaining treatments, and organ donation. Loved ones and healthcare providers can encourage and support individuals to engage in ACP.
Facilitating open and honest end-of-life discussions can help individuals clarify their values, goals, and priorities. These conversations should involve healthcare professionals, family members, and the individual to ensure that their wishes are understood and respected.
Loved ones can play a pivotal role in initiating these conversations and ensuring that the individual's choices are documented in legally binding advance directives, such as living wills and durable power of attorney for healthcare. These documents provide guidance to healthcare providers in delivering care that aligns with the individual's wishes.
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