Other Internet Sites Providing Hospice Care Information

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

The largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice  and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States.  

Hospice Foundation of America  A not-for-profit organization assisting those who cope either personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief.

Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

The only organization in the United States for physicians dedicated to the advancement of hospice/palliative medicine, its practice, research and education.  

University of Pittsburgh's Institute on Aging

The Institute on Aging strives to improve the health and well-being of older adults by linking and enhancing research, education, and clinical programs offered by the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and other private and public institutions.  

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association 
The purpose of the HNPA is to exchange information, experiences, and ideas; to promote understanding of the specialties of hospice and palliative nursing, and to study and promote hospice and palliative nursing research.

Pennsylvania Hospice Network
Find information and resources about hospice and palliative care in Pennsylvania. Care Pages Free, personal, private Web pages that help family and friends communicate when someone is facing illness.

Compassionate Care for All A guide to resources that are available now and close to home, for those with a life-limiting illness or their caregivers.

On Our Own Terms Website Supplement to PBS series, On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying, which explores humane care for the dying.