Advance Care Planning Tools

We hope that the free resources on this page will help you and those you share them with to “start the conversation”!

If you would like to download and distribute materials to your clients, patients, congregants, members, or another large group, please contact us. If you are interested in working with HCV to produce additional resources for your organization, or would like to license or brand any of the resources below, please contact us.

If you notice an error or would like to suggest a new resource, please contact us.

• A Good Day Tomorrow Starts with a Good Talk Today: A one-page flyer with essential information about advance care planning
• Because I Love You Guide: A guide to thinking about, talking about, and planning for the future with family and friends (includes advance care planning information as well as information about other planning topics, such as funeral planning)
• Advance Care Planning: Choosing Your Own Path (Video): Video recording of a group of individuals discussing their own experiences with advance care planning
• Advance Care Planning: A Gift (Video): Short video depicting a daughter starting a conversation with her father about his wishes
• Free Advance Care Planning Support Flyer: A one-page flyer describing the advance care planning appointments, document reviews, and other supports available from HCV.
• Getting Ready to Make Your Plan Guide: A preparation guide for those who are getting ready to create or update their advance care plan (for use with ACP Facilitators)
• After Your Conversation Checklist: A one-page checklist with follow-up steps after completing an advance care planning conversation (for use with ACP Facilitators)
• Advance Medical Directive Wallet Card: A sheet of wallet card templates that can be used to communicate essential information about your advance medical directive and healthcare agent