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A nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering
underserved
populations to make informed healthcare decisions.
Useful Links
The
following websites contain important information on direct services and
additional general information on hospice care.
Philadelphia
Corporation for Aging
http://www.pcaphl.org
Bucks County Area
Agency on Aging
http://www.buckscounty.org/seniors/area_agency_aging
Montgomery County
Department of Aging and Adult Services
http://www.montcopa.org/mcaas/home.htm
Chester County
Department of Aging Services
http://dsf.chesco.org/aging/site/default.asp
Delaware County
COSA (County Office of Services for the Aging
)
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/depts/cosa.html
Alzheimer’s
Association, Delaware Valley Chapter
www.alz-delawarevalley.org
Hospice Net –
Finding a Local Hospice
http://www.hospicenet.org/html/find.html
Eldercare Locator
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare/Public/Home.asp
Hospice Care Fact
Sheet
US Dept. of Health
& Human Services – Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/press/fact/pdf/fs_hospice.pdf
Hospice care
payment information
http://www.aarp.org/research/endoflife/hospice/aresearch-import-684-FS81.html
Family Caregiver
Alliance of the National Center
on Caregiving (includes information in
Spanish and Chinese)
www.caregiver.org
Fact Sheet on
End-of-Life Care -- American Psychological
Association
http://www.apa.org/pi/eol/factsheet1.pdf
CAPS
(Children of Aging Parents)
http://www.caps4caregivers.org/
The Most-Avoided Conversation in Medicine
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/26/opinion/26chen.html
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