Aging / Dying / Caregiving

1. Aging with Dignity
Non-profit organization that advocates for the needs of elders and their caregivers, with a particular emphasis on improving care for those at the end of life.

2. Before I Die
PBS web companion to Before I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices. Explores the medical, ethical, and social issues surrounding end-of-life care in America today.

3. Death and Dying
An upbeat approach to loss offering grief support, and information on end of life issues for family, friends, pets, and loved ones.

4. Find a Hospice Program
Search the National Hospice and Palliative Care database for a hospice in your local area.

5. Growth House
An international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life issues. Hypertext topic pages link to sites around the world. Links to hospice and home care, bereavement, death with dignity, AIDS, and related topics in life-threatening illness.

6. Hospice Foundation of America
On this page you can learn about hospice care, how to select a hospice and how to locate a hospice near you. You can learn of their programs, read excerpts from their publications, order their books and videos and sign up for their annual bereavement teleconference.

7. Hygeia
Using new technology to share age-old feelings and lessons, HygeiaÃ‚Â® provides the most comprehensive resource and largest international online community for families experiencing the grief and sorrow which accompany the loss of a pregnancy or newborn child and the angst of parenting and caring for critically ill neonates or children.

8. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.

9. On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying
PBS web companion to On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying. Learn about solutions for finding a better death and explore the options for humane care for the dying.

10. Coming to Terms with Suicide
Caregiving information provided by the National Funeral Directors Association.

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