Hospice Foundation of America Partners with AGIS for New Online Resource
Washington – February 12, 2008 – Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) has partnered with AGIS, an online community and information resource for family caregivers, to offer expert advice and information on end-of-life issues for caregivers. AGIS provides caregiving expertise and advice across the spectrum of caregiving and is available at www.agis.com
“This partnership enables HFA to reach a large audience of caregivers who are looking for answers about a variety of end-of-life issues, including caring for someone who is dying, hospice care, and grief,” said David Abrams, HFA president.
“This partnership is exciting for us because AGIS is one of the few online communities to have successfully reached across generations to provide information that all of us will someday need. We are happy to be part of AGIS’s effort.”
The AGIS eldercare portal showcases HFA’s expertise in caregiving issues involving terminal illness, grief, emotional pain and other complex issues associated with the last months or weeks of a loved one’s life.
The new AGIS interactive HFA “Ask the Experts” section enables families to find specific answers to personal challenges easily online.
“We are honored to partner with HFA to bring caregivers a complete resource for all their needs,” said Kevin Sypniewski, Founder and CEO of AGIS. “The information we have developed along with HFA’s expert resources will hopefully help caregivers through all phases of care.”
While no one can ever be fully prepared for the emotions and situations that come from caring for a dying loved one, HFA and AGIS desire that no family caregiver will ever have to face this time alone.
AGIS has a comprehensive collection of information and community features all designed to give caregivers a fully functional resource for caring for aging parents, friends or family members. AGIS works hand-in-hand with leading organizations, such as HFA, to deliver the web’s premier resource for eldercare information. AGIS site includes long term care resources, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia information, legal and financial preparation tips, checklists, suggestions for new caregivers and much more.
Other groups partnering with AGIS include Alzheimer’s Foundation of America and the Family Caregiver Alliance.
About Hospice Foundation of America
Hospice Foundation of America provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care with the goal of enhancing the American health care system and the role of hospice within it. For more information, go to www.hospicefoundation.org
About AGIS Network (Assist Guide Information Service), Inc.
AGIS (AssistGuide Information Services) is the leading online community providing comprehensive information and access to eldercare solutions and services. Since 1998, AGIS (formerly AssistGuide) has been providing technology driven resources for the aging and disability communities. The company helps improve the quality of life for seniors and their families by uniting eldercare education with local, regional and national support services. For more information about AGIS, visit www.agis.com.
