Hospice Care

Welcome to the Hospice Care page. Here you will find information and resources on topics relating to Hospice Care.

Information about Hospice Care

Advance Care Planning
Contains important information on the Advance Health Care Directives and Prehospital Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Forms.

Handbook For Mortals -- Excerpts
A book offering guidance and support on issues relating to serious illness, medical concerns, death and dying, and coping with loss.

Care at the End of Life -- This link includes information on End of Life Care including making decisions about receiving End of Life Care, CPR and mechanical ventilation, artificial hydration and nutrition, and stopping kidney dialysis. Make sure to look under “health tools” in the blue navigation bar.

Loss of a Loved One

Grief and Grieving -- This link includes specific information on helping children, teens and older adults who are grieving. Make sure to look under “health tools” in the blue navigation bar.

Grief and Loss

Additional Resources

Alzheimer's Disease

Dementia

Drug Encyclopedia
Find answers to questions you may have regarding medications.

Web Resources
Find links to external Web Sites on issues relating to home care, elder care, online support groups, and more. Find out more information on classes at a local Kaiser Permanente facility.

Disclaimer
If you think you have a MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY or go to the nearest hospital. DO NOT attempt to access emergency care through this web site. An emergency medical condition is a medical or psychiatric condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that you could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in any of the following: serious jeopardy to your health, serious impairment to your bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. An emergency medical condition is also "active labor," which means a labor when there is inadequate time for safe transfer to a Plan hospital (or designated hospital) before delivery or if a transfer poses a threat to the health of the member or unborn child.

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