<p>Planning for the end of life can be difficult. But by deciding what end-of-life care best suits your needs when you are healthy, you can help those close to you make the right choices when the time comes.</p> <p>End-of-life planning usually includes making choices about the following:</p> <ul> <li>The goals of care (for example, whether to use certain medicines during the last days of life)</li> <li>Where you want to spend your final days</li> <li>Which treatments for end-of-life care you wish to receive</li> <li>What type of <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/palliativecare.html">palliative care</a> and <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/hospicecare.html">hospice care</a> you wish to receive</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/advancedirectives.html">Advance directives</a> can help make your wishes clear to your family and health care providers.</p>