v A Core Curriculum Review for Hospice and Palliative Nursing Practice and Certification Examination will be sponsored by NJHPCO on Wednesday, July 30, 2008.  This class carries 8.5 nursing contact hours.  It will be held at the Edison/Woodbridge Courtyard by Marriott.  Click here to download the registration form or to register offline.  To register online, click here.

"Understanding Veterans' End-of-Life Issues" -- a July 17 seminar for caregiving professionals at the New Jersey State Veterans Memorial Home, Vineland, NJ.   This is convenient for caregiving professionals in Southern Jersey, Delaware and metro Philadelphia -- all others are also welcome.  Sponsored by NJHPCO, Department of Veterans Affairs VISN4 Employee Education System, American Hospice Foundation and the New Jersey State Veterans Memorial Home, Vineland.  Click here for the flyer, click here for the registration form.

ã    Click here to download the nomination form for the NJHPCO Spirit of Hospice Awards and Hospice Team Awards.  Deadline for receipt extended to July 11.

 

    Download a New Jersey Advance Directive form by clicking here. 

    Download a New Jersey Health Care Proxy form by clicking here

    Download a basic Medicare Hospice Benefit brochure by clicking here.

See our button on "Decision-Making Tools" for other useful documents.

 

Click here for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's Marketplace.   Please use code "NJ06" in your order to trigger a rebate to NJHPCO.

Directions to NJHPCO educational events and meetings.

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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.

Physicians and other hospice referral sources can click on the buttons "Information for Physicians" (at top) and "Information for Referral Sources" (at left) for useful information.  These pages are under development, and we encourage you to check back regularly.

As a nonprofit organization, we rely on community support.  If you click on the "Support Hospice" button at top, you will find three ways you can support our work: charitable contributions, trying Big Tattoo red and white wine, and shopping at our Online Mall.  The gold Marketplace button at the top of this page will lead you to over 1,000 national and specialty retailers that will rebate a portion of your purchase to NJHPCO if you reach their website through ours.

We welcome your questions and your comments about our website.

 

 

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