End-of-Life Care

• Colorado Center for Hospice & Palliative Care
  
• National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
  

Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives

• NEW Completely revised and up-to-date "Your Right to Make Healthcare Decisions" booklet. Explains in clear, concise language Colorado's advance directives. Includes updated forms for Living Will, Medical Power of Attorney, and CPR directive.
• Simple Medical Durable Power of Attorney appointment form.
• Simple Living Will form, with updates according to 2010 Living Will revisions. Summary of Living Will Act revisions.
• Summary of revised regulations for CPR Directive and new CDPHE CPR Directive template.
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment current (revised) regulations for the Colorado CPR Directive.
• Simple  of selection of medical proxy.
• Summary of Colorado's Surrogate Medical Decision Makers: Medical Durable Power of Attorney, Proxy-by-Statute, and Designated Beneficiary--definitions, distinctions, and documentation.
• Colorado Advance Directives Consortium: information and education on advance directives and the Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Program in Colorado. Note: Official Standard MOST form and instruction booklet now available.
• Chart detailing and comparing Colorado's current tools for advance care planning (updated 10/2010), including Living Will, MDPOA, CPR directive, Designated Beneficiary, Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment, and Guardianship.
• Printable summary of information on Colorado advance directives, hospice and palliative care, and helpful resources.
• Downloadable articles (Long version--about 1600 words; Short version--about 740 words) about the Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment program and legislation in Colorado for use in your newsletter or organization communications. Please include copyright and permission notices.
• HIPAA Release form-- use this form to authorize another person to look at your medical records and talk to your health care providers about your condition.
• Aging with Dignity (Five Wishes)
• Caring Connections: comprehensive Web resource on advance care planning and caregiving
• Colorado Bar Association's Senior Law Handbook 2009: contains valuable information on many legal topics for seniors including real estate transactions, avoiding identity theft, estate planning, medical directives and advance care planning, options for care at the end of life.
• Colorado Center for Hospice & Palliative Care: information on advance care planning and advance directives in Colorado; links to Spanish language resources

Healthcare Ethics and Assistance in Decision Making

Denver Community Bioethics Committee: an independent committee of healthcare, human service, legal, and pastoral professionals available to assist any Colorado resident with dilemmas in decision making, breakdowns in provider-patient/family communication, breaches of ethical conduct, conflicts among family members over caregiving or treatment choices, or other difficulties.

Caregiving

• Caring Bridge: a free blogspot for those facing personal challenges. You can set up your own Web page to keep family and friends informed of changing circumstances and receive messages of support.
• Caring Connections: comprehensive Web resource on advance care planning and caregiving
• Caring.com: everything for caregivers of aging parents, including advice and information on money matters, home care, end of life, coping and connecting, links to local resources, discussion boards and support forums, news
• Hospice Foundation of America: tools, reading list, and links for caregivers to persons in hospice

More to come! Keep checking back!