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Congregational Tool-kit
-Resources for LSS Member Congregations-
Hospice
- American Hospice Foundation – free articles, courses & workshops www.americanhospice.org
- Community Hospice, Inc. – Ironton, OH; provides compassionate palliative care to those facing life-limiting illnesses and enhances the quality of life for each individual and family served 740-532-8841 or 800-717-1050 http://www.chospice.org/HospiceMagazine.pdf
- FairHoPe Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. – serving Fairfield, Hocking & Perry Counties by relieving suffering & providing comfort, support & resources 740-654-7077 www.fairhopehospice.org
- Growth House, Inc. – provides an award-winning portal as an international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care; their primary mission is to improve the quality of compassionate care for people who are dying through public education and global professional collaboration; a powerful search engine gives you access to the Internet's most comprehensive collection of reviewed resources for end-of-life care www.growthhouse.org
- Holzer Health System – provides hospice services to patients in Gallia, Jackson, and Meigs counties, as well as portions of Lawrence, Vinton, and Athens counties; offers end of life care for adults, children, and their families, with the focus being comfort and quality of life for those who have a life-limiting illness Phone:740-446-5074, or Toll Free: 1-800-500-4850, Emergency: 740-446-5000 http://www.holzer.org/services/homecare/hospice.aspx
- National Care Planning Council – sponsors a comprehensive web site called Long Term Care Link with multiple resources dedicated to promoting a public awareness of the need for long term care planning; provides a simple description of hospice services & their use 800-989-8137 http://www.longtermcarelink.net/article-2007-1-16.htm
- National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization – Caring Connections: resources for advance care planning, pain, grief, find a provider, free brochures, etc. 800-658-8898 www.caringinfo.org
- Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization – includes links to Ohio forms for Advance Directives 614-763-0036 http://www.ohpco.org
- VistaCare – a network of hospice providers that promotes understanding of Hospice & Palliative Care, removing barriers and overcoming obstacles to access, checklist for determining need 1-866-VISTACARE www.vistacare.com
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