How to Get Your End of Life Wishes Respected / Cómo Lograr que Nuestros Deseos de Fin de Vida sean Respetados

Latino Outreach Coordinator Aydasara Ortega will present “How to Get Your End of Life Care  Wishes Respected and Receive Good Quality Care” in Spanish and English at the Goddard Community Center – Phelps House.

This presentation will provide a guide to navigating today’s health care system, including:

• What palliative care is and how and when it can benefit you
• How to inform your doctors about your end of life care goals and treatment preferences
• The difference between a health care proxy, a living will, and a do not resuscitate order
• How hospices provide for a better quality of life and a more peaceful death