End of life programs

Explore answers to frequently asked questions about hospice care to help provide you with some answers. Providing Care and Comfort at the End of Life Read about how to provide physical, emotional, and spiritual comfort to relieve suffering when caring for a loved one who is dying.

What is the difference between hospice and palliative care? Caregivers: learn about options for care at the end of life. Caregivers should consider the best option for their situation: home, hospital, nursing home, or another place. End-of-Life Care for People with Dementia Caring for a person with dementia at the end of life has special challenges.

All of this from the comfort of their home. There are a multitude of studies that show how virtual reality can help individuals suffering with dementia, depression and simulate an active lifestyle.

With the proper equipment, staffing, training and volunteers, we can bring the benefits of virtual reality to hospice patients to create end-of-life comforts and enjoyment. Remember Me. End-of-Life Programs. End-of-Life Wish Fulfillment As people spend their final time on this earth, Moments Hospice Foundation does its best to ensure they can pass with peace, comfort and happiness by funding end-of-life wishes. Grant requests must fall in the following categories: Basic needs Daily living expenses Physical assets Social outings Family visits Grant Applications The application and guidelines are available here or upon request via email or U.

Apply Now. Across the USA. Living With Grief Alzheimer's Disease Program Training in end of life care for those involved in the care of Alzheimer's and other dementia patients. Washington, DC, U. Program available online. Watch Video. Living With Grief Loss in Later Life Training Program Hospice and palliative care training for professionals and others for dealing with loss and grief later in life.

Pain Management at End of Life Training Program Informational palliative care and hospice care training on pain control in those with a terminal condition, including pharmaceutical, psycho-social, spiritual, and complementary aspects of pain management. Engaging Faith Communities End-Of-Life Training Program Faith leaders and others learn how to support members of congregations facing an end-of-life medical crisis.

Hospice Education Network Training Program A comprehensive, innovative on-line program for hospice training and education. Palliative Care Leadership Centers Program Training and mentoring in palliative care for organizations that wish to start a palliative care program or for those wishing to improve an existing program. New York, NY, U.

Medical School Palliative Care Education Project Program To assist United States medical schools start or improve their palliative care curriculum for 3rd and 4th year medical students.

End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Project Program National education initiative for nursing faculty, CE providers, staff development educators, and specialty nurses including geriatric nurses. Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Clinician Education Program Tools to assist clinicians such as doctors, nurses and other health care professionals to effectively communicate with palliative and end of life care issues. Building Closure into Your Practice—End of Life Care for Physicians Teaching physicians the communication skills, medical principles, and techniques needed to improve the care that they provide for patients with life-limiting illnesses.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. EndLink - Resource for End of Life Care Education Program An educational resource for health care professionals who work with dying patients and their families.

Harvard Medical School Palliative Care Education and Practice Program Palliative Care training for physicians and nurses and managers of palliative care institutions so that they can better understand and deal with end of life patient care and so that they can address the palliative care education shortage.

Open to all Internationally. Spiritual End of Life Care Resources Program Teaching materials to assist health care professions become familiar with spirituality, religion, and health including end of life care. Association for Death Education and Counseling The Association for Death Education and Counseling provides end of life educational and training opportunities through an annual conference, courses and workshops, its certification program, and, The Forum publication.

National Center for Death Education Training, education and professional development programs in the area of end of life and grief. Newton, Massachusetts, USA. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine A professional organization for physicians, nurses and other health care providers specializing in hospice and palliative medicine.

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association HPNA is a professional hospice and palliative nursing organization providing educational tools and resources to assist palliative nursing care teams including information on geriatric specific end of life care resources. The Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance The Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance is an advocacy action network promoting hospice and palliative care development worldwide.

The aim is to promote affordable, quality palliative care so that everyone has access to hospice and palliative care worldwide. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment POLST An end of life care instruction form printed on bright pink paper, and signed by both a doctor and patient that clearly says what kinds of medical treatment patients want toward the end of their lives. POLST aims to give seriously ill patients more control over their treatment. California, USA. Living Will Registry Program Registry that electronically stores advance directives, organ donor information and emergency contact information, making them available to health care providers across the country through an automated system.

Five Wishes Living Will Program Living Will online or in booklet form that allows individuals to express their end of life care needs. Five Wishes is written in everyday language and helps start and structure important conversations about care in times of serious illness.