Easter Seals’ Enhancing Community-Based Options for End of Life Care, funded by The Retirement Research Foundation, bridges the gap between adult day services and hospice & palliative care -- two vital community-based services.

This training curricula helps adult day services personnel and hospice and palliative care personnel across the country better understand each others’ roles and integrate -- from a clinical and programmatic standpoint -- to better care for people at the end of their lives.

ADS and Hospice Curricula Binder Kits:

• Introduction and organizational self assessment
• modules with pre & post tests
• CD with accompanying PowerPoint presentations plus printable versions of modules
• organizational self assessment and pre & post tests

Adult Day Services Modules:

• Introduction and Organizational Self Assessment
• Introduction to Hospice
• Collaboration with Hospice
• Advance Planning
• Grief and Bereavement
• Pain Management
• End of Life Care for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

End of Life Care for Individuals with Advanced Dementia Hospice & Palliative Care Modules:

• Introduction and Organizational Self Assessment
• Introduction to Adult Day Services
• Collaboration with Adult Day Services
• End of Life Care for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
• End of Life Care for Individuals with Advanced Dementia