The forms they make families fill out are often given too late; and don't offer an affordance of nuance. My dad had dementia before anyone realized, and even i

The forms they make families fill out are often given too late; and don't offer an affordance of nuance. My dad had dementia before anyone realized, and even if he had been of sound mind, the forms tend to be all or none, rather than reflecting the range of outcomes that are remotely likely. The discussions that are suddenly forced onto family at the end of life are an extra level of pain on top of the inevitable loss.