Friday, 5 June, 2026
After the Healthcare Directive – Part 1, 2, and 3 series, Huutri.org received many responses from readers who wanted additional resources, especially easy access to Healthcare Directive and Advance Directive forms based on the state where they reside. Because healthcare laws and medical directive forms can vary from state to state in […]
A Simple Guide for Vietnamese Families in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Arizona & Oregon Many Vietnamese American families spend years preparing financially for retirement—buying homes, saving money, enrolling in Medicare, purchasing insurance, and caring for children and grandchildren. Yet one of the most important subjects is often postponed because it […]
Who Pays—And What You Must Understand Throughout this series, we explored three deeply connected questions that many families eventually face—but few are fully prepared to answer: What kind of medical care would you want if you could no longer speak for yourself? Who would make decisions on your behalf? And […]
At some point in life—especially after entering our mid-50s, 60s, and beyond—we begin facing difficult questions: If one day we are no longer mentally capable of expressing our wishes, who will make decisions on our behalf? And what will those decisions be based on? Many older adults in the United […]
Within the Vietnamese-American community, there is a quiet but important reality: Many older adults do not fully understand—or have never prepared—a living will. It’s not because they don’t care. It’s often because, in Asian culture—especially Vietnamese—topics like serious illness, death, or funerals are avoided, seen as uncomfortable or even “unlucky.” […]
Many people in their 50s, 60s, and even 70s believe they don’t need to worry about long-term care (LTC) because they think Medicare or their health insurance will cover it. This misunderstanding is one of the biggest reasons retirees are blindsided by the enormous cost of long-term care later in […]