Planning Ahead (End-of-Life)

Planning ahead can provide peace of mind to your loved ones, and help them to carry out your wishes when you are nearing the end of life

Check what you can do to help your loved ones make arrangements according to your wishes when the time comes.

Overview

How do I plan ahead?

This involves thinking and talking about:

how you would want to be cared for at the end of life
who can & should make decisions for you if you lose mental capacity
how you would want your funeral to be
how you would want your assets to be managed and distributed after you deceased.

These might not be easy topics to think about. But planning doesn't have to be stressful or difficult, there's no need to do everything all at once.

Take the time to discover and document your wishes. Sometimes your decisions might even change with time and that's okay.

There are various ways you can plan ahead. You can: