The process of making a written plan which addresses your future health care needs. It is often incorporated into end of life planning. It allows for a person's values and wishes to be stated along with their choices over medications, treatments and medical interventions.

A process of reduction of human tissue whereby the elements of the body return to a liquid state and placed back into the water cycle. Also known as Water Cremation.

A better death usually refers to the need to have a more positive or gentle experience than what has previously been the case. This might have to do with agency and a range of choices, a higher level of death literacy, access to medication, equipment or services or anything that would benefit the person dying and their family.

A blended funeral occurs when a family chooses to do some of the organisation and preparation themselves; this may be things like the washing and dressing of their person or the conducting of the ceremony. That family also chooses to work with a funeral director who delivers those components the family does not want to or is not able to do.

The process of using heat and flame to reduce the body of a person who has died into ‘ashes’.

A Death Certificate is the official government certificate produced upon the registration of a person's death with their State’s Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

A Death Doula is a person trained to accompany a dying person and their family through the dying process. Also known as a Deathwalker, they will also assist in the arrangements and with practical help after death.

The person who is legally appointed to make the medical, social and welfare decisions of another should they become unable to make those decisions for themselves. This power ends with the death of the donor of that power.

The person who is legally appointed to make the financial decisions of another should they become unable to make those decisions for themselves. The Power of Attorney acts with the same authority as the person themselves. This power ends with the death of the donor of that power.

The Executor is the person or persons legally appointed in the Last Will and Testament of an adult of sound mind to administer the deceased estate when that adult dies. They also have the final say over the person's body and disposal.

Living reefs are concrete structures made with cremains and concrete and cast in the shape of coral reefs. They are strategically placed underwater in areas to encourage the regeneration of sea life and growth of coral.

The certificate created by a person's medical practitioner after their death which outlines the main and auxiliary causes of a person's death. If there is no doctor willing or able to complete this certificate, the body of the person who has died becomes a Coroners case.

The human remains of a person which have undergone the process of cremation. See Cremation.

Organ donation is the process of surgically removing healthy organs and tissues from one person and transplanting them into another to replace a failing organ

A system of care and support that focuses on living well with a terminal or life limiting diagnosis. Palliative care also relates to the final stages of end of life care.

A shroud is any material used for wrapping or converting the body of someone who has died. Humans have been shrouding their dead for centuries. Some materials have included bark and animal fur. Historically, they were called winding sheets and at one time the UK passed a law to say they had to be made of wool. Today, the most common materials are plant or protein based fibres.

A celebration style gathering held in memory of a person who has died. Traditional in many countries, a wake may include certain rituals, such as giving toasts and speeches. It is a time to share memories and honour the dead.