LINKS

The following organizations provide useful information about end of life care and hospice services:

• California Association of Health Services at Home
• Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
• California Hospice and Palliative Care Association
• California Hospice Foundation Caring Connections
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
• Last Acts
• Finding Our Way
• Threshold Project

Information about Advance Directives is available from:
          POLST Form Available in English, Spanish and other languages.

• Advance Directive Forms
• Five Wishes

Information about funeral and mortuary services is available from:

 

• National Funeral Consumers Alliance

Bereavement support services are available from:
 

• Compassionate Friends (Support after the death of a child)

Supportive local services for seniors:
 

• Area 1 Agency on Aging
• Humboldt Senior Resource Center

Information about disease processes is available from:
 

• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association
• Humboldt Community Breast Health Project
• North Coast AIDS Project
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• Mayo Clinic
• National Cancer Institute
• Centers for Disease Contro