Tag: end-of-life

National Healthcare Decisions Day is Wednesday, April 16, 2018

by Lynda Spence

January 5, 2018

In 2010, the Associated Press found less than 30 percent of Americans reported having an advance directive, yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a 2005 study found nearly 70 percent of Americans die in a hospital, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: April, Communication, Decision, Directives, End-of-life, Expectations, Five Wishes, Healthcare, Medical, Spence, Treatments

Hopes and Fears and the Art of Goodbye

by Lynda Spence

November 15, 2017

In a perfect world, our lives would end without guilt, anxiety, rushed planning, and unnecessary conflict, yet numerous barriers keep us from achieving this goal. Learning about the end of life helps empower people to plan in ways that will ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Communication, Death, Dying, End-of-life, Family, Funeral, Goodbye, Legal, Planning, Relationships

ASK SHELLEY: Prepare For Growing Old

by BLOGS.IFAS

July 5, 2016

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by the year 2050 the nation’s elderly population will more than double to 88 million, and the more frail, the over 85 year population will quadruple to 19 million. Older Floridians, their families, and ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Aging, End-of-life, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finances, Financial Planning, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla Extension

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