Compassion & Choices of Washington and Lisa Brodoff, Esq, are pleased to announce that our Alzheimer’s and Dementia Mental Health Advance Directive is now available.

Lisa Brodoff, Esq

This first-of-its-kind advance planning document allows people coping with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia to document their wishes about the inevitable challenges related to living with these illnesses. Even if this directive is not legal where you live, you can still use it to document your wishes and provide a guide for your family, health care providers, long-term care providers, and others.

Our new directive is the culmination of more than a year of work by Seattle University Clinical Law Professor Lisa Brodoff, Esq, and Compassion & Choices of Washington’s Executive Director, Robb Miller, and several reviewers, especially our Advisory Committee members, Elder Law Attorney, Christopher Henderson, Esq, Geriatric Social Worker, Carin Mack, ACSW, and individual, family, and group therapy provider, Jane Tornatore, PhD, LMFT. It was recently endorsed by the Western and Central Washington State Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Completing this document with the help of professionals, such as a mental health professional, geriatric care manager, and/or an elder law attorney, is highly recommended.

This new directive is also available by mail. The cost of producing and mailing the document is $10; donations to cover these costs are greatly appreciated.

Alzheimer’s Association Western and Central Washington State Chapter Resources