A hospice responds to the unique needs of the terminally ill by providing physical and emotional care to dying persons and their families. The hospice philosophy seeks to allow the terminally ill person to be at home, close to family and friends, while still under professional medical supervision. (From HospiceWeb)
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Hospice Africa
Helping to establish Hospice Care in Africa, to provide or support the provision of palliative care to terminally ill cancer patients in the African setting.
Hospice
Provides information on hospice care, terminal illness, end of life issues, caregiving, and grief. Includes FAQ and online donation facility.
The Hospice Home Page
Useful ideas and topics of interest for hospice organizations. Monitored by Dale Larson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Counseling Psychology Program at Santa Clara University.
David Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler Ross
Includes hospice and end of life resources with frequently asked questions about death and dying as well as a hospice locator and helpful articles.
Hospice Patients Alliance
Includes resources to help patients and families obtain the very best hospice services and resolve problems.
Hospice Foundation of America
A not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care.
Ina and Jack Kay Center for Supportive Care
Hospice in the Hadassah medical center in Jerusalem.
Jeevodaya
Chennai, India. For terminally ill cancer patients. Describes facilities, services, and donation needs.
Blessed Gérard's Hospice
Objective is to care and counsel persons afflicted with AIDS or HIV. Based in Mandeni, South Africa
San Pablo Hospice Group
Provides free professional home-based hospice care in San Pablo City, Philippines.
Hospice Perspective Medicale
Provides specialist palliative care in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Description of their services, frequently asked questions, and a list of ways to help. [English, French, and Romanian].
Vale Hospice International
Serves cancer patients at an advanced stage of their illness. Description of their services, stories of some of their patients, and how to help. Kiev, Ukraine. [English and Russian].
Willen Hospice
Registered charity specialising in care for people living with cancer and life limiting illnesses. Overview of the establishment along with details of its services, admission, and location. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.
St Luke's Hospice
Charity caring for terminally ill patients in and around Cape Town, South Africa. History of the organization, news, description of their services, events calendar, and how to help.
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Cleveland Hospice Care
URL : www.hospicewr.org
Call Us for Care In Homes, Facilities or at Hospice House. Many Levels of Service for Patients, Families and Friends.[2008/11/15]
Hospice Facilities
URL : www.deaconess.com/body.cfm?id=694
Hospice Facilities. The Hospice Medicare Benefit. End of Life Resources ... The hospice team works with the staff of the long-term care facility to ensure ...[2008/10/26]
New York Hospice Facilities - from Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical ...
URL : www.healthcarehiring.com/hospice_new_york.php
New York Hospice Facilities from Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center Hospice to Niagara Hospice ... Search Hospice Facilities by state: AK AL AR AZ CA ...[2008/11/23]
Hospice Net
URL : www.hospicenet.org
Provides information on hospice care, terminal illness, end of life issues, caregiving, and grief. Includes FAQ and online donation facility.[2008/10/29]
Hospice Residential Unit - Group Care Facilities
URL : www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/community/group/hospice.htm
Hospice facilities must meet all applicable sections of ... Hospice Residential Unit. Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled (ICF/DD) ...[2008/11/07]
ACS :: What Is Hospice Care?
URL : www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_2_5X_What_Is_Hospice_Care.asp
There are many things about hospice care that set it apart from other ... Many nursing homes and other long-term care facilities have small hospice units. ...[2008/11/03]
About Hospice Patients Alliance - Hospice facilities
URL : www.hospicepatients.org/hospic9.html
Hospice facilities must meet the needs of their hospice patients and provide care according to the standards of care. ... HOSPICE FACILITIES ...[2006/04/01]
I. Regulatory Concerns
URL : www.dhss.mo.gov/Hospice/InpatientFacilities.pdf
Frequently asked Questions about hospice inpatient facilities ... If an existing hospice opens an inpatient facility, it will be surveyed after ...[2006/08/03]
Palliative care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
URL : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palliative_care
Non-hospice palliative care is not dependent on prognosis and is offered in ... US home care services and hospice care or provided in long-term care facilities. ...[2008/11/26]
Mississippi Hospice Facilities - from AseraCare Hospice to Hospice ...
URL : www.healthcarehiring.com/hospice_mississippi.php
Mississippi Hospice Facilities from AseraCare Hospice to Hospice South Meridian ... Search Hospice Facilities by state: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ...[2008/11/25]
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