Hospice Training Guide

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & RESOURCES

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You may find some of the resources below helpful. For a more detailed listing or other resources please contact a member of your Care Team. Websites • FourSeasonsCare.org – Four Seasons Website • nhpco.org – National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization • caringinfo.org – Caregiver information and tools for end-of-life care • elderweb.com – Online eldercare sourcebook • nfcacares.org – National Family Caregivers Association • helpingcaregivers.com – Includes resources and links for opportunities to help caregivers • seriousillness.org – Caregiver information and tools for end-of-life care Resources Ask Your Care Team for a free copy of these resources: • Caregiving Resource Kit – Includes useful resources for caregivers • Hard Choices for Loving People: CPR, Artificial Feeding, Comfort Care, and the Patient with a Life-Threatening Illness by H. Dunn (available in English and Spanish) • Gone from My Sight, The Dying Experience by Barbara Karnes (available in English, Spanish, Polish and Russian) • Five Wishes , published by Aging with Dignity (available in English, Spanish, Polish, Russian and Japanese – other language versions can be ordered) Books for caregivers • I’m Here to Help – A Guide for Caregivers, Hospice Workers and Volunteers by Catherine M. Ray • Caring For Yourself While Caring For Your Aging Parents: How to Help, How to Survive by Claire Berman • Helping Yourself Help Others by Rosalynn Carter • Taking Time for Me: How Caregivers Can Effectively Deal with Stress by Katherine Karr • Handbook for Long-Distance Caregivers – Available in print by sending $5 (check or money order) to Family Caregiver Alliance, 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104, or download it for free at caregiver.org Other resources • The National Council on the Aging - BenefitsCheckUp.org (online benefits screening)

Many of your concerns can be addressed by a member of your Care Team. Please contact us if you are unable to find the information that you need.

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