Name:
Volunteers of American - GRACE Project: End-of-Life-Care in Corrections:
A Handbook for Caregivers and Managers
Description:
A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practices of EOL care in prisons
and jails.
Category:
Educational Tools - Community Education
Source:
Continuing GRACE: Correctional End of Life Care Initiative
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
5410 Grove St
Chevy Chase MD 20815
301.652.3331
FAX: 301.907.3338
www.continuingGRACE.org
Contact:
Helen B. McNeal
Project Leader
hmcneal@nhpco.org
How the grantee used this instrument:
Designed for use by professionals or groups wanting to improve the care of terminally
ill inmates. This document continues to be distributed to DOC staff as well
as staff at community hospices working with correctional facilities to develop
programs.
Keywords: program description, community engagement, community needs assessment, topic lists, community outreach
To use this tool:
Please order through the Grace Project website www.graceprojects.org
or www.continuingGRACE.org
References:
This tools was developed by the GRACE Project specifically for this project.
To view this tool:
Please visit: www.graceprojects.org
or www.continuingGRACE.org
Posted September 2004
Volunteers of America overview page
# VOA04, type:community_education
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care is a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation dedicated to long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying people and their families. Visit PromotingExcellence.org for more resources.