DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every time I go to my doctor I’m asked if I have an advance directive. What exactly is it, and at what age should I start thinking about this? ANSWER: An advance directive is part of ...

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, thinking about the future can be daunting, as there’s a great deal of uncertainty. However, planning for ...

New research in the April 2023 issue of JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that specially trained oncology infusion room nurses can improve advance care planning (ACP) ...

Given their day-to-day, intimate interaction with residents, certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are uniquely positioned to contribute to care planning and interdisciplinary care team (IDT) meetings, ...

Advisors can think ahead of time about the common issues that clients face and how to address them; this can take shape in the form of a health care checklist. Along with the obvious financial ...

“Nothing can be certain, except death and taxes,” Benjamin Franklin famously said. For the latter, we dread them every year but begrudgingly make it through thanks to online tax tools like Turbotax ...