Links Section

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
Provides a search for hospice and palliative care, as well as statistics, resources and information.

Growth House
Source for books and other publications regarding end-of-life care

Aging with Dignity
Provides Five Wishes, an advance directive planning document.

AARP Foundation
Offers information on and support for caregiving, illness, grief, widowhood, funerals, wills, estate planning and advance directives.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Guidelines on advance directives.

“Funerals: A Consumer’s Guide”
Published by the Federal Trade Commission

The Last Acts Campaign
Last Acts is a campaign to improve end-of-life care.

Caring Road
Interactive site offering support and information for caregivers

Medicare
Offers the Nursing Home Compare database

Americans for Better Care of the Dying
Track changes in public policy

The American Hospice Foundation
Downloadable articles on a variety of hospice topics that patients and families may find helpful.

Caring Connections
End-of-life educational materials

CaringBridge
A free website that connects loved ones

The Joan E. Matzo Comfort Shawl Project
Combine the love of knitting and crocheting by reaching out to those in need of comfort during a time of loss or illness.

Integris
Oklahoma's largest not-for profit healthcare organization

Joint Commission
The Joint Commission (patient safety and speak up information)

Joint Commission-General Public
This site allows people to select different areas of information

Joint Commission-Choices
Helping to choose home care and hospice services

Oklahoma Hospice and Palliative Care Association
End of life care in Oklahoma

KOCO News 9 Interview with Helen Southerland
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