LOWER PRICE

This manual is a collection of educational tools to use with patients and family members to enhance their understanding of how to provide care at the end of life. These educational tools will guide conversations with caregivers and patients helping them with caregiving responsibilities and decreasing the fear of the unknown. These resources are written in common terms understandable to most lay persons. Included are 48 education resource sheets in topics which include:

• Caregiver Resources

• End-of-Life Planning

• Approaching the Dying Process

• Grief and Loss • Life Enrichment- Journaling

• The Hospice Team and Services

• Nutrition/Hydration

• Pain Management

• Procedures and Skills (13 resources)

• Symptom Management (9 resources)