Advance care planning for older adults in supportive housing
This study explores how to help older adults who were once homeless and now live in supportive housing make plans for their future medical care. Participants will talk about their health care wishes with a trained guide.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older and were homeless for a long time before moving into your current home.
- You now live in a permanent supportive housing program.
- You speak English.
- You do not have serious memory or thinking problems that would make it hard to discuss your health care wishes.
- You can hear and see well enough to take part in a conversation.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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