Please click on the links below for more information on a variety of topics associated with hospice care.
NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION (NHPCO)
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States.
http://www.nhpco.org/
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
http://aging.sc.gov/legal/Pages/AdvanceDirectives.aspx
LIVING WILL
http://aging.sc.gov/legal/Pages/LivingWillAndPowerOfAttorney.aspx
https://www.agingwithdignity.org/about-us
HEALTHCARE POWER OF ATTORNEY
http://aging.sc.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/S/SCHealthCarePowerOfAttorney.pdf
http://aging.sc.gov/legal/Pages/LivingWillAndPowerOfAttorney.aspx
PHYSICIANS ORDER FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT
https://scdhec.gov/sites/default/files/Library/D-4061.pdf
COMFORT CARE/DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER (CC/DNR)
https://scdhec.gov/sites/default/files/Library/D-3462.pdf
MEDICARE HOSPICE BENEFITS
https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/02154.pdf
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
PALLIATIVE CARE
http://www.va.gov/GERIATRICS/Guide/LongTermCare/Palliative_Care.asp