Resources

For Advance Directives Information and Forms, call the Colorado Hospital Association at (720) 489-1630 for a free copy of the Advance Directives Coalition’s brochure, Your Right to Make Health Care Decisions.

• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

Legal Counsel for the Elderly (LCE)

601 E. St. NW

Washington, DC 20049

(800) 424-3410

www.aarp.org

(Guidebooks for Advanced Directives and “Planning for Incapacity: A Self Help Guide” are available. Also see “End of Life Issues.” Provides a wide range of services including counseling, advocacy, benefits and entitlement information.)

• AIDS Hotline

(800) 342-AIDS (2347)

• Aging With Dignity

For more information, visit the Aging with Dignity Web site at www.agingwithdignity.org, or by writing:

P.O. Box 1661

Tallahassee, FL 32302

(850) 681-2010

• ALS Association

27001 Agoura Road #150

Calabasas Hills, CA 91301

(818) 880 9007

(800) 782-4747

www.alsa.org

(Provides information about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease.))

• Alzheimer’s Association

225 N. Michigan Avenue #1700

Chicago, IL 60601-7633

(800) 272-3900

(312) 335-8700

www.alz.org

(Information is available about the disease and referrals to local chapters. Also provides access to the nation’s largest Alzheimer’s library. Telephone (312) 335-8700 or send e-mail to greenfield@alz.org.)

• American Bar Association

Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly

740 15th St., NW

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 662- 1000

www.abanet.org (Click on “Consumers Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning.”)

(Also see “Health Care Powers of Attorney: An introduction and Model Form, 10 Legal Myths About Advanced Medical Directives.”)

• American Pain Society

4700 W. Lake Ave.

Glenview, IL 60025

(847) 375-4715

www.ampainsoc.org

(Association of pain physicians, facilities and support groups.)

• Cancer Care, Inc.

275 7th Avenue

New York, NY 10001

(800) 813-HOPE (4673)

(212) 712-8080

www.cancercare.org

(Provides support groups, education programs and workshops for patients and families.)

• Cancer Information Service

(800) 4-CANCER (422-6237)

www.cis.nci.nih.gov

(Answers questions about cancer and cancer treatment.)

• Caregiver.com

6365 Taft St. #3003

Hollywood, FL 33024

(800) 829 2734

www.caregiver.com

(Provides information about advance directives. Publishes a magazine, “Today’s Caregiver” and also provides a Support Group directory.)

• Partnership for Caring

Last Acts Partnership

1620 Eye St. NW, Suite 202

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 296-8071

(800) 989-9455

http://www.partnershipforcaring.org

(Order an Advanced Directives Package for $5, or download it from the site above for free. Survey of state laws is also available.)

(Advocates for the rights of dying patients, provide legal information about end-of-life decisions and offers counseling.)

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

http://www.cms.hhs.gov

(Consumer information about HIPPA and its protection of health insurance coverage for workers and families when they change or lose jobs.)

• Hospice Foundation of America

2001 South St. NW #300

Washington, DC 20009

(800) 854-3402

http://www.hospicefoundation.org

• Seniors Resource Guide

http://www.seniorsresourceguide.com

(Excellent source for services, articles, news, products, housing.)

• University of Colorado Hospital

http://uch.uchsc.edu/

(Rights and Responsibilities of Patients.)

• U.S. Living Will Registry

P.O. Box 2789

Westfield, NJ 07091-2789

(800) 548-9455

admin@uslivingwillregistry.com

(Explanations of living will, health care proxies and how the Living Will Registry works. Free registration.)