Hospice Foundation of America. (n.d.) What is hospice?
https://hospicefoundation.org/End-of-Life-Support-and-Resources/Coping-with-Terminal-Illness/Hospice-Services
Explore what hospice is and what services are covered or excluded within it.
WebMD. (n.d.) What to expect when your loved one is dying.
https://www.webmd.com/palliative-care/journeys-end-active-dying#1
WebMD describes what to expect in the final months before dying, in simple-to-understand terms.
Get Palliative Care
https://getpalliativecare.org/howtoget/
This site, offered by The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), includes a definition of palliative care and a provider directory. It also offers a variety of resources to support caregivers.
Medicare Hospice Compare
https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=Hospice
This site helps you find and compare hospice providers. It also offers a checklist to use when comparing potential agencies.
Puri, S. (2019). That good night: Life and medicine in the eleventh hour. New York: Penguin Random House.
In this book, palliative care specialist Dr. Sunita Puri discusses the role of medicine in helping us live and die well. Her goal is to transform how we communicate with doctors about what matters most to us.
Death with Dignity
https://www.deathwithdignity.org/
Death with Dignity promotes death with dignity laws based on the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, in an effort to provide an option for dying individuals and stimulate nationwide improvements in end-of-life care. It provides information, education, and support regarding physician-assisted death as an end-of-life option.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
https://www.nhpco.org/
NHPCO works to expand access to a person-centered model for healthcare that provides patients and their loved ones with comfort, peace, and dignity during life’s most intimate and vulnerable experiences. Its mission is to lead and mobilize social change for improved care at the end of life.
World Federation of Right to Die Societies
https://wfrtds.org/
The World Federation of Right to Die Societies strives for a world in which all people have the right to die with dignity, without suffering and are able to make their own choices about death while taking into account the reasonable interests of others. It offers resources on assisted dying, including fact sheets and a Q&A.