Five Wishes

Five Wishes is a United States advance directive created by the non-profit organization Aging with Dignity. It has been described as the "living will with a heart and soul."

The Five Wishes (Online Version)

        1: The Person I Want to Make Care Decisions for Me When I Can't

        2: The Kind of Medical Treatment I Want or Don't Want

        3: How Comfortable I Want to Be

        4: How I Want People to Treat Me

        5: What I Want My Loved Ones to Know

History (About Five Wishes)

Five Wishes was originally introduced in 1996 as a Florida-only document, combining a living will and health care power of attorney in addition to addressing matters of comfort care and spirituality. With help from the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging and leading medical experts, a national version of Five Wishes was introduced in 1998. It was originally distributed with support from a grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. With assistance from the United Health Foundation, Five Wishes is now available in 27 languages and in Braille.  More than 18 million documents have been distributed by a network of over 35,000 partner organizations worldwide. An online version called Five Wishes Online was introduced in 2011 allowing users to complete the document using an online interface or print out a blank version to complete by hand.