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Home » Health » Medicine » Facilities Hospice A hospice responds to the unique needs of the terminally ill by providing physical and emotional care to dying persons and their families. The hospice philosophy seeks to allow the terminally ill person to be at home, close to family and friends, while still under professional medical supervision. (From HospiceWeb)
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| Hospice Web - Information about hospice services and a national directory of hospices. Member services include a free web page, classifieds and data reporting. HospiceTalk is an open forum for communications about hospice issues.
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| | Hospice Africa - Helping to establish Hospice Care in Africa, to provide or support the provision of palliative care to terminally ill cancer patients in the African setting.
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| | Hospice Net - Articles on hospice care, terminal illness, end of life issues, caregiving, grief, bereavement, death and dying. Hospice nurses and professionals provide email support.
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| | The Hospice Home Page - Useful ideas and topics of interest for hospice organizations. Monitored by Dale Larson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Counseling Psychology Program at Santa Clara University.
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| | David Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler Ross - The site includes hospice and end of life resources with frequently asked questions about death and dying as well as a hospice locator and helpful articles.
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| | Cooking for the Very Ill - James Haller, a chef, a board member and volunteer with a local hospice describes difficulties with feeding of the catastrophically ill. Index to recipes from his book, "What to Eat When You Don't Feel Like Eating."
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| | Hospice Patients Alliance - Extensive resources to help patients and families obtain the very best hospice services and resolve problems.
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| | Hospice Foundation of America - A not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care.
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| | Ina and Jack Kay Center for Supportive Care - Hospice in the Hadassah medical center in Jerusalem.
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| | Jeevodaya - Chennai, India. For terminally ill cancer patients. Describes facilities, services, and donation needs.
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| | Blessed Gérard's Hospice - Objective is to care and counsel persons afflicted with AIDS or HIV. Based in Mandeni, South Africa
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| | Arohanui Hospice - Palmerston North, New Zealand. Provides care wherever people need it; at home, in hospital, in rest homes or at Arohanui Hospice.
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- Hospice Volunteer Training - I thought that when I became a volunteer, it would be as simple as approaching my chosen agency, saying, “I want to volunteer”, telling them in what capacities I was willing to serve, convincing them that I was a good and honest person, and it would be do...
- What is hospice...and when is it appropriate for the Alzheimers patient? - ...
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