Losing someone is one of life’s most difficult experiences. In the days immediately following a death, emotions often feel overwhelming, yet there are still important responsibilities that need your attention. Between making arrangements, notifying family…
I open the FaceTime app, make sure my house and my kid are presentable (if you are Latino, you know), and press call. My father lives in Colombia, in a small town near Medellín, about…
5 Money Lessons From People Caring for Their Elderly Parents This New York Times article explores the challenges of planning for aging parents, with Dr. Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal, pointing readers to The Conversation Project’s…
Over the last year, I have come to understand caregiving differently. Not as an abstract concept. Not as a framework on a page. Not even only as a professional conversation, though I work at the Institute…
When you’re in your 20s, it’s easy to believe you have time. Time to build savings, to start a family, to plan for the future. Conversations about wills, trusts, and health care proxies sound like…
Each year, we ask our network of community champions to share emerging ideas or plans in the making for promoting National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). Celebrated every year on April 16th and across the month of April,…
