End of Life Care & Geriatrics: Web Resources

End of Life Care :

• DSPD Ageing
• Canadian Virtual Hospice  
• Supporting good end-of-life My Home Life
• Quality care at the end of life in residential aged care Palliative Care Australia
• Find a Hospice or Palliative Care Program
• Hospicenet.org Offers a wealth of information on finding services, talking to children, becoming a caregiver, bereavement, and more for patients and families facing life-threatening illness.
• Hospice Care Basic information for cancer patients on what hospice care is, how to find it, who pays for it, choosing the right facility, and more.
• On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying Bill Moyers goes from the bedsides of the dying, to the front lines of a movement to improve end-of-life care. Two years in production, this four-part, six-hour series crosses the country from hospitals to hospices to homes, to capture some of the most intimate stories ever filmed and the most candid conversations ever shared with a television audience. The series was produced by Public Affairs Television, Inc. and presented on PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York.
• The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care Hospice for the Carolinas was formed when Hospice of North Carolina and Hospice of South Carolina combined their resources by merging in 1993. With over 100 hospice programs in both states, and over 50 associate members, the Center is a comprehensive resource to improve hospice, palliative, and end-of-life care, while promoting recognition of the dying process and death as a natural part of life.
• Advance Directives (North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association) Consumer focused patient rights document on medical decisions, advanced directives and what you should know about your rights. Specifically geared towards how advance directives work in North Carolina.
• With Eyes Open a four-part national series that is designed to spark community conversations about grief, mortality, caregiving and the afterlife. The series was produced by Public Affairs Television, Inc. and presented on PBS.
• Nursing Home Compare Welcome to Nursing Home Compare. This tool has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country. Before you get started, you or your family member may have other long-term care choices like community-based services, home care, or assisted living depending on your needs and resources.

Guidelines :

• Pharmacological management of persistent pain in older persons Guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society
• Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias from the American Psychiatric Association
• Current pharmacologic treatment of dementia Clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians
• Prevention of falls in older persons The 2010 clinical practice guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society
• Management of hip fracture in older people
• Guideline for the care of the older adult with diabetes

Clinical Practice & Education Resources :

• The Merck Manual of Geriatrics The 3rd edition of this prominent reference book for physicians on geriatric medicine is available on-line.
• Lippincott's Nursing Center Assessments and Best Practices in Care of Older Adults Videos and written information about various scales and measures used with older adults
• National Center on Elder Abuse Resouces for healthcare practitioners, family memebers and others to ensure that elder Americans live with with dignity, integrity, independence, and without abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
• Pocket Guide to Common Immunizations for the Older Adult 2-page resource from the American Geriatrics Society
• Quick Guide to Health Literacy and Older Adults Background information on health literacy and strategies and suggestions for communicating with older adults
• Psychotherapy and Older Adults Resource Guide Annotated bibliography from the American Psychiatric Association