Resources
SoCoELDA does not endorse any particular service or agency. We encourage you to do your own research to see which is most appropriate for you.
Senior Services
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Council on Aging - https://www.councilonaging.com/
Hospice
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Medicare.gov website to compare local Hospices
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How to Interview a Hospice (question list) -
https://endoflifechoicesca.org/end-of-life-options/hospice/how-to-interview-a-hospice-company/
Hospices serving Sonoma County
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By the Bay Health - https://bythebayhealth.org/
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Sutter Care at Home Hospice Care - https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/home-health-hospice/scah-hospice
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Providence (Memorial / St. Joseph) Hospices - tool to locate for your area - https://www.providence.org/services/hospice?scref=globalsearch
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ProMedica (Heartland) Hospice - https://www.promedicahospice.org/SantaRosa
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Continuum Hospice and Palliative Care - https://www.continuumhospice.com/
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Anchor Health Hospice - https://www.anchorhpc.com/
Advance Health Care Directive Templates and Supplements/Addenda
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California Advance Health Care Directive – Prepare for Your Care www.prepareforyourcare.org
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Five Wishes – www.fivewishes.org
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Caring House – https://yourcaringhouse.org/
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Compassion and Choices – www.compassionandchoices.org
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Advance Planning Guide and Toolkit
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Dementia Provision Addendum
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Final Exit Network – www.finalexitnetwork.org
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Supplemental Advance Directive for Dementia Care (SADD)
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Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED)
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Medical Aid in Dying (MAID)
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American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying - https://www.acamaid.org/
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Compassion and Choices - https://compassionandchoices.org/
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End of Life Choices California - https://endoflifechoicesca.org/
Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED)
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End of Life Choices California - https://endoflifechoicesca.org/
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Compassion and Choices - https://compassionandchoices.org/
Books
The Five Invitations - Frank Ostaseski
A Year to Live - Stephen Levine
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying - Sogyal Rinpoche
The Party of Your Life - Erika Dillman
Being Mortal - Atul Gawande
Dear Death - Diane R. Button
Death Rights and Rites - Rev. Judith Karen Fenley
A Beginner’s Guide to the End - BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger
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