Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: WebsitesThis organization offers information to improve and maximize support and comfort at the end of life.
Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: WebsitesThis program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) offers information and resources for end-of-life care. Offered in multiple languages.
Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: National OrganizationsThis organization provides information on advance directives, local service referrals, pain and symptom management, and legal aid in dying if suffering is unbearable. Much of their work is... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: BooksThis book, written for the person facing the end of life, compassionately but frankly describes the physical, psychosocial and spiritual changes that may be encountered and offers suggestions for... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: National OrganizationsThis organization offers a series of fact sheets that address end-of-life issues including, "End of Life Choices: CPR & DNR," "End of Life Choices: Feeding Tubes and Ventilators," "End of Life... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: WebsitesThis Internet portal offers resources for end-of-life care including hospice care, palliative care, pain management and more. This resource is part of a "content syndication network" (information... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: BooksThis book, written by two physicians who have experience and training in hospice care and issues related to death and dying, offers commpassionate yet practical advice for both patients and... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: National OrganizationsThis organization offers information and support on choosing hospice care and finding end-of-life resources to assist those who are coping with issues of caregiving, terminal illness and grief.
Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: WebsitesThis website offers information on a range of topics including how to evaluate and find a hospice, address issues of pain control and talk to children about death.
Posted on March 11, 2009Category: End of LifeResource Type: National OrganizationsThis organization offers hospice services information including understanding service options, knowing what and how certain health professionals can be helpful, the cost of hospice care and how... Read more
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