End-of-Life Planning, Hospice, and Bereavement Information...(who to contact)

* Aging with Dignity
888-5-WISHES (594-7437)
Website: http://www.agingwithdignity.org

Aging with Dignity publishes the Five Wishes Living Will document, a very user-friendly and comprehensive document that meets legal requirements in 35 states.

* Caring Connections
Website: http://www.caringinfo.org

Caring Connections provides free brochures on end-of-life topics including advance care planning, caregiving, hospice and palliative care, pain, grief and loss and financial issues. Caring Connections also provides Advanced Directives for all states.

* HospiceDirectory.org
800-868-5171
Website: http://hospicedirectory.org/

Online consumer database that lists hospices in North America and the U.S. All hospices are listed at no cost. It is a free service that assists families and individuals in locating a hospice within their community quickly. Also provides reliable information about hospice and end-of-life care to consumers.

* Hospice Foundation of America
800-854-3402
Website: http://www.hospicefoundation.org

The National Hospice Foundation hosts an annual teleconference on issues of bereavement, and has publications on grief and bereavement.

* The Compassionate Friends
877-969-0010
Website: http://www.compassionatefriends.org

This group offers telephone support and understanding to families who have lost a child. They maintain a resource library and have a national chapter network and newsletter.

* U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Clearing House for Long-Term Care Information
Website: http://www.longtermcare.gov
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The National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information provides information on planning and financing long-term care including planning for end of life care, and all major types of public and private financing to help cover long-term care costs.

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