| American Hospice Foundation |
This site includes information on grieving, workshops and resources. Many articles focus on what you need to know about Hospice, such as What to Expect and Demand From a Good Hospice
|
| Americans for Better Care of the Dying (ABCD) |
The Americans for Better Care of the Dying site is dedicated to advocacy for better support and care systems for the seriously ill. It contains news updates, a resource directory and information on events. The "Reading Room" contains many articles on death and dying including an online version of the Handbook for Mortals.
|
| Caregiver.com |
The site is run by the Caregiver Media Group, founded in 1995, which also produces "Today's Caregiver Magazine" and "Sharing Wisdom Caregivers Conferences." The Web site contains back issues of the magazine, information on conferences, and a discussion forum.
|
| Children's Hospice International |
This site provides medical and technical assistance, research and education for children with life-threatening conditions and their families.
|
| Compassion in Dying Federation |
Compassion in Dying Federation provides national leadership for client service, legal advocacy and public education to improve pain and symptom management, increase patient empowerment and self-determination and expand end-of-life choices to include aid-in-dying for mentally competent, terminally ill adults.
|
| Elder Care Online |
Elder Care Online offers information, education, and support for caregivers, safety advice, and links to additional caregiver resources on their website.
|
| GriefNet |
This is a comprehensive gateway to bereavement and grief-related resources on the Web, including a support community for people dealing with death, grief, and major loss including life-threatening and chronic illness.
|
| Growth House |
Growth House is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that offers a broad range of online information on end-of-life care: from hospice handbooks to sites that give tips on explaining death to children.
|
| 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. The site offers general information about hospice, including consumer guides, and fact sheets.
|
| Hospice Foundation of America |
Hospice Foundation of America exists to help those who cope personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and those who process grief and bereavement. HFA provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care with the goal of enhancing the American health care system and the role of hospice in it. HFA's website includes information about hospice care, grief and loss, pain management, and end of life decision making.
|
| Hospice Net |
The site includes information on finding hospice services, as well as articles and guides for patients, care givers, and people suffering from grief. Their Hard Choices for Loving People article, written for those making medical decisions on behalf of loved ones, is of note.
|
| National Family Caregivers Association |
The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) is a national non-profit organization that provides information and education for caregivers. The site offers tips, guides and newsletters.
|
| National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization |
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care. Information on the site includes advance care planning, managing pain, coping with grief and financial planning.
|
| NHPCO - Caring Connections |
Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer and community engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. |
