HELPFUL RESOURCES

Hospice Association of America

  • 228 7th Street SE
    Washington D.C. 20003-5809
    Phone: 202-546-4759
  • http://www.nahc.org/
  • An affiliate of the National Association for Home Care with consumer information about how to select a hospice program.

National Hospice Organization

  • 1901 N. Moore Street #901
    Arlington, VA 22209
    Hospice Helpline: 1-800-658-8898
  • http://www.nho.org/
  • National non-profit organization devoted exclusively to hospice. For lists of hospices by county and general information about hospice.

Medicare and Medicaid Hospice Conditions of Participation, Final Rule, June 5, 2008

End of Life Palliative Educational Resource Center

  • http://www.eperc.mcw.edu
  • This site is intended to support patients involved in the design, implementation, and/or evaluation of End-of-Life/Palliative education for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals. More specifically, the site has been designed for use by medical school course/clerkship directors, residency and continuing education program directors, medical faculty, community preceptors, or other professionals who are (or will be) involved in providing EOL instruction to health care professionals in training.

Education on Palliative and End of Life Care

  • http://www.epec.net
  • “Our mission is to educate all healthcare professionals on the essential clinical competencies in palliative care.”

Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts

The Center to Advance Palliative Care

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Massachusetts Commission on End of Life Care