Resources

Information & brochures

The documents below cover information you may find useful in making choices about hospice and bereavement care. For questions about hospice care and grief support in general, or about Pathways Hospice, Community Care for Northern Colorado services, please call 970.663.3500 or click here to submit your question by e-mail.

Brochures

• Pathways Hospice Care Center>>    
• Pathways Hospice, Community Care for Northern Colorado>>   (Spanish version here)
• PATHWAYS Programs for Grief and Loss>>    (Spanish version here)
• Pathways Memorial Tree>>
• Pathways Memorial Garden>>

Videos

• General Overview of Pathways Hospice DVD
• General Overview of Pathways Online on YouTube
• Clinical Overview of Pathways Hospice DVD for professionals

These DVD's can be obtained either by sending an email to info@pathways-care.org
or by calling our main office at 970.663.3500

           National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Videos

• Understanding Hospice Care
• What is Hospice Care?
• When to Begin Hospice Care
• Types of Hospice Services
• Choosing a Hospice
• Paying for Hospice Care

Downloadable documents

Hospice care

• Pathways Hospice Referrals - When is the Right Time? >>
• Patient Guide to Pathways Hospice, Community Care for Northern Colorado Services>>
• What Can I Expect from Pathways Hospice, Community Care for Northern Colorado?>>
• Who Pays for Hospice Care?>>
• Hospice Care FAQ>>
• New Research Finds Patients Do Live Longer Under Hospice Care>>
• Music Therapy>>

Grief support

• What a Grief Counselor Does>>
• Grief Support Groups: The Five Most Commonly Asked Questions>>
• Art Therapy and Grief>>
• Helping Children with Grief>>
• Helping students with grief: Forgotten Mourners handouts>>
• Bereavement Support Letters>>

Television documentaries

• "When Families Grieve" PBS April 14, 2010
• "Living with Dying" PBS April 29, 2010

Helpful links

The following Web sites are good starting points for information on hospice and palliative care and provide extensive links to additional related Web sites.

www.hospiceinfo.org
The National Hospice Foundation (NHF), a 501 (C) (3) charitable organization, was created in 1992 to broaden America's understanding of hospice care through research and education. Its mission is to expand America's vision for end-of-life care.

www.nhpco.org
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is the largest nonprofit organization of hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States.

www.aahpm.org
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is an organization of physicians and other health professionals whose services include education and development of clinical practice standards.

www.musictherapy.org
The mission of the American Music Therapy Association is to advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increase access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.