---
url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/age-friendly-healthcare-you/care-what-matters-most'
title: 'Care for What Matters Most'
author:
  name: hia-admin
  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/1'
date: '2018-03-20T15:10:38+00:00'
updated: '2019-01-10T19:46:50+00:00'
type: landing_page
summary: 'One way we can make the most of living longer is by being prepared for the decisions we may face about our care as we age. That’s why attention to What Matters Most—one of the “Ms” of geriatrics and age-friendly care—is so important. Focusing on What Matters Most means looking at the goals of our care; coordinating advance care planning; and making sure priorities and preferences that are important to us individually become part of our treatment plans.'
published: true
---
##  [Care for What Matters Most](/age-friendly-healthcare-you/care-what-matters-most) 

One way we can make the most of living longer is by being prepared for the decisions we may face about our care as we age. That’s why attention to **What Matters Most**—one of the “Ms” of geriatrics and age-friendly care—is so important.

Focusing on What Matters Most means looking at the goals of our care; coordinating advance care planning; and making sure priorities and preferences that are important to us individually become part of our treatment plans.



 These resources cover guidelines involving legal/ethical decision making:

- [Choosing Tests & Treatments Wisely](/navigating-your-healthcare/choosing-wisely "Choosing Wisely")
- [Advance Directives](/navigating-your-healthcare/making-your-wishes-known/advance-directives)
- [End of Life Care](/navigating-your-healthcare/making-your-wishes-known/end-life-care)
- [Guardianship](/navigating-your-healthcare/making-your-wishes-known/guardianship)
- [Informed Consent](/navigating-your-healthcare/making-your-wishes-known/informed-consent)