Hospice Care


HOSPICE CARE RESOURCES and SERVICES

Compassionate Care Alliance

Friends Health Connection

Growth House, Inc.

Hospice Alliance - Phone:  1.703.534.8090

Health Care and Social Service Benefits

Hospice Education Institute

Hospice Foundation of America

Last Acts Organization (a.k.a. "Last Acts Campaign")

Medicare Hospice Benefits 
Toll Free Phone Number (via Social Security) 1.800.638.6833

National Association for Home Care - Phone:  1.202.547.7424

National Family Caregivers Association

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

National Hospice Foundation

National Hospice Help Line 1.800.658.8898

National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703.837.1500

Tempur Pedic Pillows

Visiting Nurse Association of America

The Wellness Community

FREE BOOKLETS

  • "About Hospice"
    Booklet # 710053 
    Phone: 1.703.243.5900 
  • "Advanced Cancer: Living Each Day"
    NIH Booklet # 98-856 
    Phone: 1.800.422.6237

    • FINANCIAL AID & BENEFITS

    Benefits Checkup     
    Take this confidential questionnaire to find out what type of assistance you qualify for from several different organizations.

    Medicare Benefits: Help for family caregivers
    Source: US Government

    Disability Benefits for Social Security

    SSI/SSP Benefits for Californians

    For an extensive listing of Health Insurance and Government Benefit resources,
    visit our SUPPORT SERVICES link.

    NURSING

    American Nursing Association

    Nursing Shortage Critical in the US

    NURSING HOME CARE CONCERNS
    California Advocates for Nursing Care Reform
    Nursing Home Care Advocacy in California 
    Phone: 1.800.474.1116 

    Advocacy for Nursing Home Patients

    National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
    Telephone 202 332 2275 
    1424 16th St, NW Suite 202 
    Washington DC 20036

    Senior Patients and Caregivers Benefit from Home Health Care

    ELDERCARE
    Caregiver Alliance

    HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVE
    Create your Healthcare Directive through Aging with Dignity

    CREATURE COMFORTS

    Comfort Shield Personal Cleansing Products
    Comfort Shield Personal Cleansing Products Disposable Washcloths and Wipes
    Telephone, toll free 1 877 9 COMFORT

    Jackson Pratt Drains:     Surgi Shorts provide a helpful unisex undergarment for JP drain wearers

    Home Delivery Incontinence Supplies

    Tempur Pedic Pillows

    FATIGUE
    Fighting Fatigue for Cancer Caregivers

    FREE BOOKLETS
    "Caring for the Patient with Cancer"
    Phone: 1.800.ACS.2345 
    Website: http://www.cancer.org     


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    ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
    Center for Disease Control
    Source: US Gov

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