
Health & Wellness
Wellness Programs
Hospice
Answers to some of the questions most often asked by consumers about hospice. Hospice industry news on legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, research, legal, and public relations. Statistical fact sheets. Field tested, immediately applicable ideas contributing to the success of hospices in the US. Medicare hospice agencey wage indexes. Quality of life index.
hospice, death, terminal disease, end of life, right to die, preparing to death, death preparation, death and medicine, physician assisted suicide, dying
Discussion and sample form to create psychiatric advance directives
1997 study from the National Academy of Science on what constitutes good care at the end of life
Guides that answer questions, offer guidance to medical professionals
Field tested, immediately applicable ideas contributing to the success of hospices in the US
Online textbook for family and hospice workers caring for persons with advanced cancer at home
Series of articles on the basics of hospice, coping with death & dying, brereavement
Consumer guides, fact sheets, historical perspectives and other background information
Hospice Care: A Consumer's Guide to Selecting a Hospice Program
Recommends state legislation relating to advance health-care directives, powers of attorney, etc.
Represents hospice and palliative programs and professionals in USA
Provides state-specific advance directive packages that can be downloaded
Advice on health care advance directives such as a living will or durable power of attorney for health care
Contains both validated and draft versions of the Toolkit instruments as resource
