How do Kansans feel about care at the end of life?

The LIFE Project will host a series of Town Hall Meetings where we will listen to and learn from Kansans. These will occur in August and September 2004. Watch this page for a link to the schedules when they become available.

Kansans have shared with the LIFE Project how they feel about care at the end of life.

• Kansans want to live their final days at their own home with family and friends.
  
  
• Kansans fear reaching the end of life hooked up to machines.
  
  
• Kansans do not believe the current health care system supports their wishes.
  
  
• Kansans believe that it is important to plan for death and dying - but are not doing this planning.
  
  
• Kansans express concerns that they do not know how to have meaningful conversations with those they love about their wishes at the end of life.
  
  
• Kansans say that family considerations are of primary concern to them.
  
  
• Kansans say they do not understand advance care planning and directives and are confused about what they really mean.
  
  
• Kansans do not know how to talk with those they love about issues related to death and dying.

In 1999, we held a number of focus groups in various areas across Kansas -- urban and rural, large and small. In these groups, citizens shared with us about their hopes, thoughts and fears.

Kansas focus groups led by Diane Felt, 1999.

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