End of Life Planning: Wishes & Final Letters

This checklist translates the new Aged Care Quality Standards into practical digital workflows and clinical actions, helping aged care providers deliver comfort, clarity, and documented alignment with each person’s values.

Palliative care focuses on dignity, comfort, and personal meaning—not just clinical needs. This article explains how early planning and the new aged care standards help families and providers ensure care reflects what matters most.

From November 2025, aged care providers must prove that every resident’s preferences are known, current and clinically actionable. Evaheld is Australia’s leading digital Advance Care Planning platform, enabling co-authored directives, real-time review alerts, audit-ready governance, version history and instant emergency access. Designed to exceed the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards — not just comply with them.

Legacy letters for grandchildren capture stories, values and love in your own voice. This guide shares examples, prompts and structure tips, plus wording ideas for milestones and difficult moments. Get started free with the Evaheld Legacy Vault—create, share and update your letters in one secure place, and invite family to contribute.

Hospice patients, facing life's end, deserve moments of joy and fun, offering comfort, dignity, and embracing the richness of their remaining days.

Explore practical personal legacy examples—from values statements and ethical wills to letters, audio/video messages and memory archives. Use simple prompts and templates to capture stories, lessons and gratitude in your own voice. Get the free Evaheld Legacy Vault to create, share and grow your legacy with family in one secure place.

Examples of Personal and Professional Legacy Statements

Meaningful Gifts for Families of Patients Going Through Hospice Care

A Guide Through Advance Care Planning NSW

Amazing Gift Ideas for Someone Going Through Hospice Care