Where to Start?
End-of-life care planning can be confusing, so our Partner Health Current compiled all of the documents you'll need in the State of Arizona to complete your plans. They've also added some helpful resources for having the conversation with loved ones, as well as legal resources.
Arizona Resources on Advance Care Planning
Arizona Healthcare Directives Registry
Once you have completed your advance care plans, you can upload them to the Arizona Healthcare Directives Registry. This will enable healthcare professionals to access your wishes when they are needed.
Arizona Healthcare Directives Registry
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Information
Online Resources: Conversations about Dying and Death
Many resources provide tools to start a conversation about advance care planning with loved ones and help guide your own decision making:
The Conversation Project
The Death Deck
Death Over Dinner
Online Resources: End-of-Life Care Planning (Advance Directives)
You can access advance directive form at no cost in several locations:
Thoughtful Life Conversations from Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
Arizona Attorney General Life Care Planning Packet
Cake: Free Online Planning Tool
National Institute on Aging
Community Resources: Personalized Assistance for End-of-Life Care Planning
Our community partners provide personalized assistance with end-of-life care planning, including cultural, religious, and LGBTQ+ considerations, as well as legal assistance:
Banner Alzheimer's Institute
Catholic Community Services
Dunbar Coalition - African American Arts & Cultural Center
Interfaith Community Services (ICS)
Pima Council on Aging (PCOA)
Southern Arizona Senior Pride
Southwest Folklife Alliance
Step Up to Justice
Funeral Consumer Alliance of Arizona
Community Resources for Older Adults
Pima Council on Aging (PCOA)
Bereavement Resources
Banner Alzheimer's Institute
Casa de la Luz
Tu Nidito
Additional Information on EOLCP
Planning and Education Resources Handout
The Arizona End of Life Care Partnership (EOLCP) as a model of collaboration and collective impact
Photo Credit: Andi Berlin