Hospice and Palliative Care

Caring Connections

Source: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

Description:

Consumer information site includes information about hospice care, advance directives, family caregiving, grief and practical issues


End of Life: Helping with Comfort and Care

Source: National Institute on Aging

Description:

Online booklet discusses comfort care, end-of-life care decisions and other issues family members and patient face.


Hospice Association of America

Description:

Website offers information about the history of hospice, the benefits of choosing a hospice program, hospice-related statistics, and locations of hospice organizations.


Hospice Care Information

Source: American Cancer Society

Description:

Information about hospice services for patients with terminal cancer.


Hospice Foundation of America

Description:

Website includes consumer information about hospice care and other end of life issues.


Medicare Hospice Benefits

Source: Federal Medicare Agency; Health Care Financing Administration

Description:

25-page large-print brochure covers hospice programs; which services are covered by Medicare; what is not covered.


National Association for Home Care & Hospice

Description:

Consumer information from association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, and home care aide organizations.


National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

Description:

National membership organization devoted exclusively to promoting access to hospice and palliative care and to maintaining quality care for persons facing the end of life and their families.