Hospice Care

Caring Connections
(National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)

This Web site focuses on end-of-life care. You'll find sections on caregiving, pain, grief, financial planning, and advance care planning, advance directives and living wills. The advance care planning section includes downloadable forms for living wills and medical powers of attorney.

http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Hospice Association of America

"The Hospice Association of America (HAA) is a national organization representing more than 2,800 hospices and thousands of caregivers and volunteers who serve terminally ill patients and their families." Explore the Consumer Information section to learn about hospice care, including The Hospice Patient's Bill of Rights.

http://hospice.nahc.org/

Hospice Care
(MEDLINEplus)

Links to sites which have been reviewed by librarians at the National Library of Medicine. Topics include News, General/Overviews, Research, Specific Conditions/Aspects, Directories, Law and Policy, Organizations, Statistics, and more. Learn the purpose of hospice care, communicating your end-of-life wishes, how to select a hospice program, questions to ask, and more. Select espanol from the menu bar for Spanish links.

https://medlineplus.gov/hospicecare.html

Hospice Foundation of America

Hospice Foundation of America is a site for both health caregivers and consumers who are coping with terminal illness, death, and grief. Select End of Life Info to learn about the process of dying. Read what to expect before and after death and about pain and patient comfort. Select Locate a Hospice for suggestions about finding a hospice in your area and a list of questions to ask when selecting a hospice.

https://hospicefoundation.org/

Last Modified: Tuesday January 04, 2011 10:21 AM