Watch our video on how families can cope with death and dying.

End-of-Life Issues In the News...

The Unspoken Diagnosis: Old Age -- NYTimes.com, 12/29

 

Looking for a Place to Die - New York Times, 12/21

 

Having to Think About the Unthinkable -- Los Angeles Times, 12/14

 

How Doctors Die: It's Not Like the Rest of Us, But It Should Be - Zocalo Public Square, 12/11

 

Cancer Doctors Still Not Great with Patients' Pain -- U. S. News, 11/17

 

Physicians Support More Palliative Care -- Kaiser Health News, 11/15

 

New State of New Jersey webpage emphasizes that it is not legal to use marijuana for medicinal purposes until relevant regulations are adopted.  - 3/1/10

ONLINE EDUCATION ON HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE through the Hospice Education Network.

•    Download a New Jersey Advance Directive form. 

•    Download a New Jersey Health Care Proxy form

•    Download the Medicare Hospice Benefit brochure.

Dear New Jerseyan:

Welcome to njhospice.org, the website of the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, the leading advocate for better end-of-life care for New Jerseyans.

This website exists to improve awareness of hospice services.  Click on "About Hospice" and "FAQ About Hospice" to learn more.  Click on "Find a Hospice" to identify hospice agencies serving your county.

As a nonprofit organization, we rely on community support.  If you click on the "Support Hospice" button at top, you will learn how you can support our work.

We welcome your questions and your comments about our website.

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Give a gift in memory or honor of someone by donating online.

 

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

Disease-Specific Hospice Eligibility and Recertification Assessment and Documentation.  Thursday, January 26, 2012 at The National Conference Center at the Holiday Inn of East Windsor.

Click here to download registration brochure.  Click here to register online.

Registration deadline January 18, 2012

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