Resources

Below is al list of established and reliable resources for information on end-of-life care. Most organizations are accessible by phone or via the internet, some only can be reached through the internet. We encourage you to explore any avenue of information that may help you better understand and prepare for this important phase of life.

Aging with Dignity
www.agingwithdignity.org
888-5-WISHES
National non-profit organization that promotes human dignity as America ages. Distributes Five Wishes, an expanded living will.

Americans for Better Care of the Dying
www.abcd-caring.org
202-895-9485
Dedicated to social, professional, and policy reform aimed to improve the care for patients with a serious illness, and their families.

Growth House
www.growthhouse.org
Search engine offers access to the net's most comprehensive collection of reviewed resources for end-of-life care. Inter-Institutional Collaborating Network on End-of-Life Care (IICN) links health care organizations through a shared network.

Hospice Foundation of America
www.hospicefoundation.org
202-638-5419
A non-profit, grassroots foundation promoting hospice philosophy of care, informing the public about end-of-life options, and training health care workers and the families they serve in issues related to loss, spirituality and psychosocial issues.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
www.nhpco.org
703-837-1500
The largest non-profit membership organization representing U.S. hospice and palliative care programs and professionals. Develops public and professional educational programs and materials; is a resource for professionals and consumers.

Project on Death in America
www.soros.org/death
212-548-0600
PDIA's mission is to understand and transform the culture and experience of dying and bereavement through initiatives in research, scholarship, the humanities, and the arts, and to foster innovations in the provision of care, public education, professional education and public policy.