National and Local Resources
This is not an exhaustive list of resources, but it gives you ideas on places to start in your search for information about end-of-life care.
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A Short List of National Resources
Alzheimers Association
www.alz.org
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
www.aahpm.org
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
www.aahsa.org
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
www.aarp.org/statepages
American Pain Society
www.ampainsoc.org
Center for HealthCare
Information
www.cmrg.com/index.htm
Hospice Association of America
www.hospice-america.org
Hospice Foundation of America
www.hospicefoundation.org
Partnership for Caring: Americas Voices for the Dying
http://www.partnershipforcaring.org/
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
, ext. 225
www.vnaa.org
Local Hospice Resources
Akron OH
Hospice of Summa
www.summahealth.org
Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service & Affiliates
www.vnsa.com
Alliance OH
Alliance VNA & Hospice
Ashtabula OH
Hospice of Ashtabula County
Austintown OH
HM Hospice
Beachwood OH
The NCJW/Montefiore Hospice
Canton OH
Aultman Hospice Program
Mercy Medical Center Hospice of Stark County
Carrollton OH
Carroll County Hospice
Chardon OH
Geauga County Visiting Nurse Services & Hospice
Cleveland OH
Hospice of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Hospice of the Western Reserve
www.hospicewr.org
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Lutheran Medical Center Community Hospice Program
VNA of Cleveland Hospice
www.vnacleveland.com
Dover OH
Hospice of Tuscarawas County
Fairview Park OH
Community Hospice
Girard OH
MVI HospiceCare, Inc.
Kent OH
Portage County Visiting
Nurse Service & Hospice
Massillon OH
Community Hospice
Medina OH
Hospice of Medina County
Medina County Visiting Nurse Service
Millersburg OH
Holmes County Hospice
Parma OH
Seasons of Life
Ravenna OH
Robinson Visiting Nurse & Hospice
Salem OH
Hospice of the Valley
Wadsworth OH
Tri-County Hospice
Warren OH
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Northeast Ohio
Wooster OH
Hospice of Wayne County
Youngstown OH
Hospice of the Valley
www.hospiceofthevalley.com
Butler PA
VNA Hospice, Western PA
Hermitage PA
Sharon Regional Health System
New Castle PA
Saint Francis Home Health & Hospice
Taking Action
National & Local Resources
Talking With Your Family
On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying in America Web Site