
You Are the Adult Child of an Older Family Member, or An Older Adult Yourself —Life Happens — Be Better Prepared
Become a Wiser and Better Informed Caregiver/Receiver and Help Yourself and Your Family at the Same Time
Become a Wiser and Better Informed Caregiver/Receiver and Help Yourself and Your Family at the Same Time
Learn about Colorado’s Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) Law, Natural options for funerals and burials from Colorado’s End of Life Collaborative. And what is a Dealth Doula? It’s all here.
For Anyone Who Will Die One Day–There is So MUCH You Need to Know. Watch this and Learn: What is Palliative Care? How is it Provided? How Does Hospice Actually Work? Learn More About the Process of Death–What Happens to Our Bodies. What You Need to Know About Colorado’s Medical Aid in Dying Law.
Often a key challenge faced by people responsible for carrying out an individual’s estate plan is lack of adequate information provided by the person for whom the plan was created in the first place. In modern times, one area where these information gaps frequently arise is the handling of digital assets such as digitally stored photos or music, social media accounts, emails, financial and medical records, etc.
Although a will generally allows you to decide where your money and other assets will go after you die, this does not mean your every wish can or will be granted. For one thing, according to the Colorado Probate Code, you cannot completely disinherit your spouse
For those who are involved in caring for family members or other loved ones in Colorado, the final act of caregiving may be taking care of arrangements after your loved one dies. Every state has laws affecting what happens to a body after death. Here are answers to commonly asked questions regarding post-death matters in Colorado
Learn about exciting new ways of telling the stories of your life—your
legacy, your way—in words, pictures, objects. Why you’ve kept that
little geyser souvenir from Yellowstone for 50 years. Preserving what you want your current and future family and friends to know about you. They will love you for it.
Heather Nickerson, Artifcts Growing up, my father used to embark on a rousing melody of “Over the River and Through the Woods” on just about any family car trip that
Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas famously advised raging against
Studies have shown that one of the key challenges faced by people responsible for carrying out an individual’s estate plan is simply lack of adequate information provided by the person for whom the plan was created in the first place. In modern times, one area where these information gaps frequently arise is the handling of digital assets.
When a spouse or other life partner dies, the emotional toll on the surviving partner can be both bewildering and devastating. Understandably, it can completely disorient one’s perspective and priorities
About Compassion and Choices Personal autonomy is one of the most cherished rights of an individual, and one of the circumstances in life when this autonomy becomes most crucial is
You will be survived by family members and friends: do you want them to be the writers of your memory—your legacy: or YOU? A self-written obituary is the perfect place
You will be survived by family members and friends: do you want them to be the writers of your memory—your legacy: or YOU? A self-written obituary is the perfect place
According to Haruki Murakami, death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. We all die, just as we all are born. Our parents spend 9 months
Learn the basics to plan for your future as you age … even if you are already retired.
Join our panel of financial and estate planning experts and get your questions answered. This is a great way to learn about how to prepare for the future of aging with independence.
There’s a well-known idiom that states “You can’t take it with you,” meaning you leave behind your money and any other possession when you die. It’s a good reminder to
If you have decided to read this article, let’s first acknowledge that the task of planning for the end of your life is not the happiest of things to do.
Older adults often face critical and complex issues such as income security, housing, utilities, protective services, abuse, neglect, and age discrimination, which is why advanced planning is so important. Early