NHPCO - Hospice Foundation

Hospice & Palliative · Virginia · Free

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Find a hospice in your area. Useful when curative treatment is becoming harder than the disease — palliative care doesn't mean giving up. Medicare's hospice benefit covers nurse visits, medications, equipment, and 13 months of grief support for surviving family. Bereavement support is a Medicare hospice benefit for 13 months after the patient's death — most families don't realize this. Open at no cost to Virginia seniors and the families supporting them.

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More Hospice & Palliative in Virginia

  • Hospice Foundation of America — Education and resources for those facing end-of-life issues and grief. Useful when curative treatment is becoming harder than the disease —
  • CaringInfo — NHPCO consumer site with free state-specific advance directives and end-of-life planning info. Worth contacting when a doctor expects six mo
  • Get Palliative Care — Public information from CAPC — what palliative care is and how to find it. Relevant for any seriously ill senior whose symptoms (pain, breat
  • Center to Advance Palliative Care — CAPC — provider directory and resources to advance palliative care nationwide. Useful when curative treatment is becoming harder than the di
  • Compassion & Choices — Nonprofit working to improve care, expand options, and empower everyone to chart their end-of-life journey. Worth contacting when a doctor e
  • The Conversation Project — Free Conversation Starter Kit to help families discuss wishes for end-of-life care. For families weighing end-of-life care, comfort care, or