Advanced Care Planning

The Supplemental Instructions for End-of-Life Care with ALS document is a guide to support people living with ALS and their families in considering issues around quality of life, interventional choices, and reflections on wishes for end-of-life care. This document will walk the reader through options available as well as how each choice could be utilized at the end of life. It has opportunities to reflect on wishes and is meant to guide discussions with loved ones and health care professionals. The guide provides space to write notes and indicate preferences. While not a legal document, it may be included with advanced directives and other planning documents.