End of Life PlannerFree end-of-life planner template
Download or print five sections for contacts, document locations, care notes, final wishes, and digital accounts. Fill in what you know and return to the rest later.
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The worksheet
Five sections with space for your answers. Print the blank worksheet or download the PDF.
End of Life Planner
Blank template
Fill what you can. Skip what you don’t know yet. Not a will.
01 of 5
People & access
Who to call, and who may see this plan.
Who to call first · needed
NamePhone
OptionalNext of kin
OptionalWho may see this plan now
Family, friend, legacy contact, or professional helping you fill it in.Who should see it later
Legacy contact or others to notify when the time comes.02 of 5
Documents
Where important papers live — not a will.
This is not a will. We do not generate legal documents. Note where papers live, or what you will add later.
Where important papers live · needed
A drawer, a folder, a person who knows.Where a will or estate papers are, if any
Optional. Location only — we are not a will.Insurance, deeds, and titles
OptionalIDs and personal records
Optional03 of 5
Health & care
Personal notes for family — not a directive.
Personal notes for the people you trust. This is not a healthcare directive, DNR, or medical order.
What family should know · needed
Allergies, wishes, or anything they should not have to guess.Medications
OptionalDoctors and providers
Optional04 of 5
Final wishes
Funeral, memorial, and what you want known.
Wishes for the people who will arrange things. Not a legal document.
Funeral or burial wishes · needed
Burial, cremation, or what you would like them to know.Memorial or gathering
OptionalA letter or message you want them to have
Optional. You can keep a longer letter in the vault later.Pets, home, and special instructions
Optional05 of 5
Digital life
How to find accounts — not passwords.
Write how they can find access — a password manager, a notebook, a person. Do not store passwords here.
How to find access · needed
Where the password manager is, or who knows how to get in.How you want accounts handled
Close, memorialize, or leave for someone to decide.Devices, email, and cloud
Optional. How to find them — not the passwords.
Use the worksheet
Print it, download the PDF, or fill the same sections in the planner.
- 01
Download the PDF or print the blank worksheet.
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Fill what you can. Skip what you don’t know yet.
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Keep the sheet with the rest of your papers, or type the same answers into the planner later.
Keep your next steps nearby
Tick tasks on the planning checklist. Practical funeral instructions have their own final wishes document. The living, encrypted version is the end of life planner.