Continuum’s End of Life Resources Listing

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The Southwest Folklife Alliance has prepared a compendium of organizations, resources and services involved in end of life and advanced care. To be considered for inclusion in this listing, which will be updated, please write to: swfolklife@gmail.com.

National Resources

Advanced Directives and Living Wills — National Institutes of Health informational website Nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

Aging With Dignity AgingWithDignity.org

Alzheimer’s Association –end-of-life care Alz.org

American Academy of Grief Counseling Aihcp.org/aagc.htm

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine — Advanced care planning Aahpm.org/apps/blog/?cat=127

American Association of Retired Persons – Grief and Loss Aarp.org/relationships/grief-loss

American Cancer Society Cancer.org

American Nurses Association—Cultural diversity in nursing practice Nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/

American Medical Association Ama-assn.org

Animal Love & Loss Network https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Animal-Love-and-Loss-Network/86307792487

Association for Death Education and Counseling Adec.org/adec/default.aspx

Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement Aplb.org

Before I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices (PBS series about dying in America, 1997) Thirteen.org/bid/resources.html

Compassionate Friends (families and grief) Compassionatefriends.org/home.aspx

Conversations about End of Life, starting out Theconversationproject.org

Cremation Association of North America Cremationassociation.org

Cremation — Internet Cremation Society Cremation.org

Death and Dying Information Resources and Services — University of Minnesota https://www.lib.umn.edu/libdata/page.phtml?page_id=3673#toc132220

Death Cafes Deathcafe.com/what

Death Customs: diversity, culture and end of life Bustle.com/articles/57185-11-death-customs-from-around-the-world-that-you-wont-be-able-to-stop-thinking-about

Dignity Memorial DignityMemorial.com

Dougy Center (Grief and Children) Dougy.org

Dying in America – Institute of Medicine Iom.edu/Reports/2014/Dy¬ing-In-America-Improving-Quality-and-Honoring-Individual-Preferences-Near-the-End-of-Life.aspx

Family Caregivers Alliance — End of Life Decisions Caregiver.org/end-life-decision-making

Five Wishes Online (advanced care directives and planning) AgingwithDignity.org

Funeral Director — Blog — Confessions of a Funeral Director Calebwilde.com

Funeral Industry Resources Thefuneralsource.org/hi0301.html

Green Burials Greenburialcouncil.org/find-a-provider

GriefNet Griefnet.org

Gundersen Health System — Recommended readings on advanced care planning Gundersenhealth.org/respecting-choic¬es/news-media-and-research/recom¬mended-reading

Hospice Foundation of America Hospicefoundation.org

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Hpna.org/

Last Acts, End-of-Life Initiative, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Rwjf.org/en/library/research/2004/04/end-of-life-issues-get-an-airing-on-prime-time-tv.html

My Grief Angels (directory) Mygriefangels.org/Grief_Support_Directory.html

National Alliance for Grieving Children: home Nationalallianceforgrievingchildren.org

National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Service Organizations Cossmho.org

National Hospice Organization Nho.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization — EOL Resources Nhpco.org/i4a/links/?pageid=3287

Organ Transplant – The Gift of a Lifetime Education Organtransplants.org

PBS On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying Pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms

PBS With Eyes Open Pbs.org/witheyesopen

PBS Internet Resources on Grief, End of Life Pbs.org/witheyesopen/resources.html

PBS Being Mortal Documentary Nextavenue.org/blogs/route-360?t=28

Remembrance Photography Nowilaymedowntosleep.org

Society of Military Widows Militarywidows.org/home.aspx

Society of Professional Obituary Writers Societyofprofessionalobituarywriters.org

TED Talk: Life that doesn’t end with death Ted.com/talks/kelli_swazey_life_that_doesn_t_end_with_death

TED Talk: Fascinating Funerals Ideas.ted.com/11-fascinating-funeral-tra¬ditions-from-around-the-globe

Teens — Voicing My Choices Agingwithdignity.org/voicing-my-choices.php

Talking about End of Life Decisions – Video on The Conversation Project theconversationproject.org/how-do-you-want-to-die-a-mission-to-make-death-part-of-popular-conversation/

Transcultural Nursing Society resources Tcns.org

VA End of Life Services Va.gov/geriatrics

WidowNet Widownet.org

Local Resources

Pima County End of Life Care Coalition https://pimaendoflifecare.com/

Pima Council on Aging Pcoa.org

Community Foundation of Southern Arizona cfsaz.org

Continuum Program of the Southwest Folklife Alliance Southwestfolklife.org/Continuum

Alzheimer Association/Desert Southwest Chapter Alz.org/dsw/

Arizona Center On Aging Aging.arizona.edu

Business Services

Jacoby O’Brien Jacobyobrien.com/

DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, P.C. Dmyl.com

Fleming & Curti, P.L.C. Elder-law.com/

Cemeteries

Abbey Funeral Chapel — (520) 888-1111

Adair Avalon Funeral Home — (520) 742-7901

Adair Funeral Home Dodge Chapel — (520) 838-9357

Adair Carroon — (520) 281-2424

All Faiths Cemeteries — (520) 885-9173

Angel Valley Funeral Home — (520) 327-6341

Bring’s Broadway Chapel — (520) 296-7193

Bring’s Memorial Chapel — (520) 623-4718

Chofetz Chayim, Bais Chayim Jewish Cemetery — (520) 747-7780

Desert Rose Cremation & Burial — (520) 790-6388

Desert Sunset Funeral Home — (520) 297-9007

Dignity Memorial Online Pre-Planning Guide Thedignityplanner.com

East Lawn Palms Mortuary & Cemetery — (520) 886-5561

El Encanto — (520) 325-4973

Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery — (520) 888-7470

Funeraia Del Angel — (520) 624-8685

Green Valley Mortuary & Cemetery — (520) 704-6233

Holy Hope Cemetery — (520) 888-0860

Heather Mortuary — (520) 322-6131

Hudgel-Swan Funeral Home — (520) 747-2525

Martinez Mortuary — (520) 547-3400

Marana Mortuary & Cemetery — (520) 682-9900

Southlawn Mortuary & Cemetery — (520) 295-8407

South Lawn/ Funeraria Del Angel — (520) 294-2603

Tucson Mortuary — (520) 622-7487

Vistoso Memorial Chapel — (520) 544-2285

Children and Grief

Arts in Medicine, Children and Grief — Beads of Courage Beadsofcourage.org

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona Candelightersaz.org

Tu Nidito TuNidito.org

Disability — Direct Center for Independence Directilc.org/about

Elder Alliance/Pima County — United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Unitedwaytucson.org/Health

Elder Arts/Handmade by Handmaker Handmaker.org

Elder Care Councils of Arizona ElderCareCouncilofArizona.org

End of Life Education – Passages, Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN Passageseducation.org

Hospice and Grief Support

Agape Hospice and Palative Care Agapehospiceaz.com

Casa de la Luz Casahospice.com/tucson-grief-support-groups

Carondelet Carondelet.org

Grief Recovery Tucson, Hospice Chaplain — Mary Kay LaFevour Griefrecoverytucson.com

Harbor Light Harborlighthospice.com

Harmony Harmonyhospice.org

Heartland Heartlandhospice.com

Hospice Family Care Hfc-az.com

Pascua Yaqui community wellness, alternative medicine, mental health services — (520)883-5020 Ext. 6000 — Pascuayaqui-nsn.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=27

Tohono O’odham end of life services Toltc.org/hospice.html

TMC Hospice & Bereavement Support Tmcaz.com/TucsonMedicalCenter/Hos¬pice/Other_Services/Bereavement

Tucson JCC Spouse Bereavement Group Tucsonjcc.org

UMC support groups Uahealth.com/library/support-groups

Valor Valorhospicecare.com

Interfaith Community Services Icstucson.org

Life Cycle Celebrant — Kristine Bentz, Sweet Grass Ceremonies Sweetgrassceremonies.com

Mayor’s Senior Task Force Mayorrothschild.com/initiatives/seniors

Our Family Services (including Center for Community Dialog, Elder Circles) Ourfamilyservices.org/programs.html

Pet Cemetery & Resources Thepetcemeteryoftucson.com

Pet Loss Bereavement Group – Renee Terry, M.Ed., CHt, LPC — (520) 603-8319

Humane Society of Southern Arizona – Hssaz.org

Pima County Information 211arizona.org

Survivors of Suicide Tucson Sostucson.org

UA Life and Work Connections Lifework.arizona.edu/ea/articles/grief

Wellness, alternative — Arizona Integrated Wellness Coalition AZIntegrative.org

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