Rural hospice and palliative care resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/hospice/ This eleventh chapter of "Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics", describes how rural health care providers can establish procedures to help patients and their families prepare for the end-of-life process while reducing ethics conflicts. -- Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-11.pdf Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:27:02 CST http://dms.dartmouth.edu/cfm/resources/ethics/chapter-11.pdf This notice announces the decision Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conditionally approve, with a 180-day probationary period, the Community Health Accreditation Program's (CHAP's) request for continued recognition as a national accreditation program for hospices seeking to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25072.htm Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:55:39 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25072.htm Grants to respond to unmet, local palliative care needs through new or expanded community partnerships. -- Regence Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2229 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:41:35 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2229 Offers, for a fee, training and mentoring programs for starting various types of palliative care centers. -- Center to Advance Palliative Care http://www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative/overview/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:25:41 CST http://www.capc.org/palliative-care-leadership-initiative/overview/ Helps people express how they want to be treated if they are seriously ill and unable to speak for themselves. Covers a range of a person's needs: medical, personal, emotional and spiritual. See website for ordering information. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.agingwithdignity.org/5wishes.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:44:30 CST http://www.agingwithdignity.org/5wishes.html Outlines the five stages involved in starting and implementing a quality palliative care program. -- Center to Advance Palliative Care http://www.capc.org/building-a-hospital-based-palliative-care-program/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:10:35 CST http://www.capc.org/building-a-hospital-based-palliative-care-program/ Strives to help seniors and caregivers locate adequate care and senior living facilities. Site includes options to search by state and type of facility and provides resources for gathering more information on this topic. http://www.assistedseniorliving.net/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:17:14 CST http://www.assistedseniorliving.net/ Ranks access to hospital palliative care programs by state, hospital size and other characteristics, and recommends actions to increase access to hospital palliative care for patients with serious illness. -- Center to Advance Palliative Care http://www.capc.org/reportcard/state-by-state-report-card.pdf Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:24:04 CST http://www.capc.org/reportcard/state-by-state-report-card.pdf Discusses how hospice works and the requirements to receive hospice care. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring08.php#howworks Fri, 30 May 2008 10:35:44 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring08.php#howworks Describes two hospice providers who have continued to grow by garnering strong community support despite the fact that rural hospices are economically vulnerable due to lower patient volumes and other factors. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring08.php#financial Fri, 30 May 2008 10:32:29 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring08.php#financial Discusses rural hospices and their success, which often utilizes a variety of program models and collaborates with other organizations in their communities. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring08.php#hospice Fri, 30 May 2008 10:29:28 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring08.php#hospice Describes six key components in providing care to Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. Includes information from site visits to programs in Arizona, Florida, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Discusses challenges of providing end-of-life care services to rural residents. -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0866.pdf Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:30:07 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0866.pdf Provides the basics of practical and supportive information for cancer caregivers. -- National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/caring-for-the-caregiver.pdf Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:18:43 CST http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/caring-for-the-caregiver.pdf Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of hospice and palliative care, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000070/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:39:30 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000070/ Provides information for patients and families coping with serious, complex illness. Includes a palliative care Provider Directory, a definition and detailed description of what palliative care is, direct links to palliative care-related organizations and more. -- Center to Advance Palliative Care http://www.getpalliativecare.org/ Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:08:15 CST http://www.getpalliativecare.org/ Focuses on fundamental reforms; such as, improved pain management, better financial reimbursement systems, enhanced continuity of care, support for family caregivers, and changes in public policy. http://www.abcd-caring.org/ Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.abcd-caring.org/ Describes nine different case studies of successful hospice-hospital partnerships in a range of health care settings, communities, and other regions of the country. Contains chapters on the regulatory and legal implications of hospital-hospice partnerships as well as tested methods for delivering palliative care outside of the traditional Medicare Hospice Benefit. -- Center to Advance Palliative Care http://www.capc.org/palliative-care-across-the-continuum/Hospital-Hospice-Partnerships.pdf Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.capc.org/palliative-care-across-the-continuum/Hospital-Hospice-Partnerships.pdf Details how leading hospitals are starting palliative care programs to deliver the high-quality care that seriously ill patients want while increasing staff, patient and family satisfaction, improving staff retention, and promoting responsible use of hospital resources. -- Center to Advance Palliative Care http://www.capc.org/support-from-capc/capc_publications/making-the-case.pdf Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.capc.org/support-from-capc/capc_publications/making-the-case.pdf Provides data regarding hospice patients throughout the United States. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhhcsd/curhospicecare00.pdf Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhhcsd/curhospicecare00.pdf Offers physicians, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, pastoral care professionals, hospice administrators, and related health care professionals peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary information on the medical, administrative, and psychosocial aspects of hospice and palliative care. Individual articles and issues are available for purchase, or subscription is required to view full-text articles. -- SAGE Publications http://ajh.sagepub.com/ Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://ajh.sagepub.com/ Works to support, empower, and educate those who care for a chronically ill, aged, or disabled loved one. Provides guides and information for congregations and parishes on informal caregiving. http://www.nfcacares.org/ Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nfcacares.org/ Describes challenges that hospices face in serving rural communities. Provides results of case studies of four different models ofhospice care in rural areas. -- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center http://ajh.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/22/5/363.pdf Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://ajh.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/22/5/363.pdf Provides a searchable database to locate hospices in North America and the U.S. territories. Serves as a clearinghouse for consumers seeking information on choosing hospice, paying for hospice, discussing hospice and more. -- Hospice Foundation of America http://www.hospicedirectory.org/ Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.hospicedirectory.org/ Provides results of National Home and Hospice Care Survey. Provides hospice care definitions of terms relating to agencies, patients, and discharges. -- National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhhcs.htm Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhhcs.htm Provides links to resources related to hospice. Includes organizations, statistics, and publications. -- National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hospicecare.html Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hospicecare.html Consists of physicians and other medical professionals dedicated to excellence in and advancement of palliative medicine through prevention and relief of patient and family suffering by providing education and clinical practice standards, fostering research, facilitating personal and professional development, and by public policy advocacy. http://www.aahpm.org/ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.aahpm.org/ Establishes and implements standards for the certification of physicians practicing hospice and palliative medicine. Creates and administers the certifying examination, works to implement high standards for training, and contributes to setting the standards for excellence in palliative medicine. http://www.abhpm.org/ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.abhpm.org/ Discusses Medicare-certified hospices, expenditures, funding mechanisms, Medicaid funding, and hospice. -- Hospice Association of America http://www.nahc.org/hospicefs06.pdf Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nahc.org/hospicefs06.pdf Describes how four different hospice models provide hospice care in rural areas, using a qualitative case study approach. -- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center http://www.hpm.umn.edu/rhrc/pdfs/wpaper/wpaper046.pdf Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.hpm.umn.edu/rhrc/pdfs/wpaper/wpaper046.pdf Provides information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers. Includes topic specific newsletters, online discussion lists, back issue articles of Today's Caregiver magazine, chat rooms and an online store. -- Caregiver.com Inc. http://www.caregiver.com/ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.caregiver.com/