Useful Links

Advance Directives (Living Wills, Healthcare Proxies)

• Caring Connections (caringinfo.org)
• Do Your Proxy (doyourproxy.org)
• The Conversation Project

Advocacy

• AARP (AARP.org)

Alzheimer's

• About.com — Alzheimer's (alzheimers.about.com)
• Alzheimer`s Association (alz.org)

Cancer

• About.com — Cancer (cancer.about.com)
• American Cancer Society (cancer.org)
• American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network (acscsn.org)
• American Psychological Oncology Society (apos-society.org)
• Breast Cancer (breastcancer.org)
• CancerCare (cancercare.org)
• Lance Armstrong Foundation (livestrong.org)
• Mesothelioma (mesotheliomaweb.org)
• Mesothelioma Center (asbestos.com)
• National Cancer Institute (cancer.gov)
• Prostate Cancer Treatment Guide (prostate-cancer.com)

Caregiver Help

• AARP: Caregiving Resource Center (aarp.org/home-family/caregiving/)
• Advanced Senior Solutions (advancedseniorsolutions.com)
• American Association of Caregiving Youth Caregiving Project
• American Psychological Association Caregiver Briefcase for Psychologists
• AssistGuide Information Services
• Care Pathways (carepathways.com)
• CareCommunity (mycarecommunity.org)
• Caring from a Distance (CFAD)
• Family Caregiver Alliance (caregiver.org)
• Family Caregiving 101
• Lotsa Helping Hands
• National Association of Geriatric Care Managers(caremanager.org)
• National Family Caregivers Association (nfcacares.org)
• Palliative Dementia Care Resources (pdcronline.org)
• Share the Care (sharethecare.org)
• So Far Away: 20 Questions & Answers on Long-Distance Caregiving (nia.nih.gov)
• Strength for Caring
• The Caregiver Action Network
• The National Alliance for Caregiving (caregiving.org)
• The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term care
• The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
• This Caring Home
• UHF Next Step in Care (nextstepincare.org/)
• Well Spouse Association

Financial Help

• Medicare Rights Center (medicarerights.org)

General

• About.com (about.com)
• Family Doctor (familydoctor.org)
• Grieving Center (grievingcenter.org)
• Growthhouse (growthhouse.org)
• Informed Patient Institute
• Leadership Council of Aging Organizations
• National Association for Home Care & Hospice
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
• National Institute of Nursing Research (ninr.nih.gov/PalliativeCareBrochure)
• National Resouce on LGBT Aging
• New York Online Access to Health
• The Eldercare Locator
• WebMD (www.webmd.com)
• World Health Organization (who.int/entity/cancer/palliative/en)

Heart

• About.com — Heart Disease (heartdisease.about.com)
• American Heart Association (americanheart.org)

HIV

• About.com — HIV (aids.about.com)
• AIDS.org (aids.org)

Hospice

• Caring Connections (caringinfo.org)
• Locate a hospice provider in your area (www.nhpco.org)

Lung

• About.com — Lung Cancer (lungcancer.about.com)
• American Lung Association (lungusa.org)

Patient Support

• What Matters Now

Pediatric Palliative Care

• Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care (ippcweb.org)

Physicians

• ABHPM Physician Directory (abhpm.org)

Research

• The National Palliative Care Research Center (npcrc.org)

Stroke

• About.com — Stroke (stroke.about.com)
• American Stroke Association (strokeassociation.org)
• National Stroke Association (stroke.org)

VA (Veterans Affairs)

• The Veterans Health Administration Guide to Palliative Care (va.gov)
• View the VA's Facilities Locator and Directory (www.va.gov)