Living with Grief: Loss in Later Life
HFA's Year 2002 Initiative - read the news release
"Although hospice care is available to any terminally ill person,
the vast majority of patients cared for by hospice each year are older
persons. And any examination of information about demographic shifts in the
United States over the coming years suggests a phenomenal growth in the
aging population. The subject of Loss in Later Life, then, seemed an
excellent choice to add to HFA's series on Living With Grief. It was in fact
a topic that had been suggested by hospice and bereavement professionals
over the years."
--Jack D. Gordon, Chairman and CEO, HFA [Note: Mr. Gordon served as
Chairman and CEO of HFA until his death in 2005.]
HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA RESOURCES
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Foreword by Senator John Breaux, Chairman, U.S. Special Committee on Aging
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Articles
The resources below can be used for staff trainings as well as for individuals needing more information - Age, Death, and Life Review - Robert N. Butler
- Communicating with Families during Advanced Illness - William M. Lamers, Jr.
- Spiritual Care as Death Approaches Late in Life - Paul E. Irion
- Practical Suggestions: A Final Affairs Fair - Jane Louis
- Voices: A Grandmother's Grief - Judy Mann
- Loss and Alzheimer's Disease - Lin E. Noyes
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Journeys Articles
- "Because You Asked" -A Grandparent's Lament - by Earl Grollman
- When an Adult Child Dies - Miriam Moss
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Resource List
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Taking Action: You Can Make a Difference! (57k PDF)
- Practical ideas and tips to help make a difference in the lives of older persons facing illness, death and grief -
A Guide To Recalling and Telling Your Life Story
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Letter of Support from Josefina G. Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging, Department of Health & Human Services.
Contact:
Kristen Baker
1-800-854-3402
Fax 202-638-5312
kbaker@hospicefoundation.org
http://www.hospicefoundation.org
