Kim Callinan: Relentless pandemic shows urgent need for end-of-life care planning

Kim Callinan: Relentless pandemic shows urgent need for end-of-life care planning
Published Sunday, Apr. 18, 2021, 8:24 am
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A new nationwide study by Vitas Healthcare reveals 69 percent of Americans report that talking about their wishes and values for end-of-life care is important to them, but only 56 percent have discussed them.
Tragically, 1 in 5 Americans said they had a loved one who was seriously ill or died during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they didn’t know their wishes or values for end-of-life care.  Furthermore, according to a nationwide survey released by the University of Michigan, the majority of Americans do not have a durable power of attorney and/or an advanced directive completed.

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