Helpful Links
End of Life: Helping with Comfort and Care hopes to make the unfamiliar territory of death slightly more comfortable for everyone involved. This publication is based on research, such as that supported by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health. This research base is augmented with suggestions from practitioners with expertise in helping individuals and families through this difficult time. Here you will find an overview of issues commonly facing caregivers.
Local Community Organizations
Founded in 1975, JABA is Central Virginia’s leading provider of information and services for seniors.
www.jabacares.org
Home Instead Senior Care® is a reliable source of home care for seniors in the Charlottesville area. Services include companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, shopping, errands, Alzheimer's care and more.
www.homeinstead.com
Senior Center, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non profit community center that involves, enriches, and empowers seniors in our community. Membership is open to anyone age 50 and better.
www.seniorcenterinc.org
National Organizations
Caring Connections
Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer and community engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life.
www.caringinfo.org
Hospice Foundation of America
Hospice Foundation of America exists to help those who cope personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief and bereavement.
www.hospicefoundation.org
Aging With Dignity
Five Wishes - the popular document that helps you get the care you want - when you need it. The Five Wishes document helps you express how you want to be treated if you are seriously ill and unable to speak for yourself. It is unique among all other living will and health agent forms because it looks to all of a person's needs: medical, personal, emotional and spiritual. Five Wishes also encourages discussing your wishes with your family and physician.
www.agingwithdignity.org
Senior Living Strategies
Senior Living Strategies strives to provide a comprehensive, community supported, senior resource for caregivers, families, agencies and organizations that support senior citizens dealing with the issues and challenges associated with aging. Their mission is to connect senior resources and services to the people and agencies that need these resources, allowing the older population to combat aging issues and maintain a high quality of senior living.
www.seniorlivingstrategies.com
The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well being.
www.nfcacares.org
FreeTranslation.com is one of the most popular websites of its kind, within excess of 2 million visitors per week. FreeTranslation.com allows users to obtain free translations of both text and web pages. The translation is generated by a computer, displayed instantly and the user is dynamically shown the cost of having the same text professionally translated by Click2Translate Express.
www.freetranslation.org
For Healthcare Professionals
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.
www.nhpco.org
The Academy is the professional organization for physicians specializing in hospice and palliative medicine. Membership is also open to nurses and other healthcare providers who are committed to improving the quality of life of patients and families facing life-threatening or serious conditions.
www.aahpm.org
Established in 1986, the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association is the nation's largest and oldest professional nursing organization dedicated to promoting excellence in hospice and palliative nursing care.
www.hpna.org
and Hospice
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice is the nation's largest trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, and home care aide organizations.
www.nahc.org