Resources
Our lending library has many books specializing in topics about grief, caregiving, and dying.
Community education
Since our founding in 1979, we have been a community resource for information about hospice and palliative care. Our professional staff and volunteer speakers are available to provide information to your church group, service organization, social service agency, or educational facility, free of charge.
The range of topics that can be addressed by our speakers include: History and Philosophy of Hospice, The Volunteer’s Role in Hospice Care, The Caregiver’s Role in Hospice Care, Taking Care of the Caregiver, Grief Programs for Children, Grief — How It Affects Children — How It Affects Adults, How to Get through the Holidays, The Importance of Advance Directives, How to Help a Friend who Is Grieving, and How to Help a Child Who is Grieving.
We also have an informational exhibit that we take to health fairs and conferences. To find out more about having a speaker for your group, or having us be part of your meeting or conference, please call us at 815-398-0500.
Library
Our office at 4215 Newburg Road in Rockford has a lending library that specializes in books related to our work. The library is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Subjects covered in our collection include: Aging and the Elderly, Alzheimer’s Disease, Bereaved Parents, Cancer, Children’s and Young Adult Books, Death and Dying, Diet and Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, Hospice Care, Nursing, Pain Management, Patient Self Help, Poetry, Spirituality, and Sudden and Traumatic Death.
Newsletter
Our newsletter, Perspective, is published three times a year. It is an educational piece designed to share our views on hospice care and grief issues. Our newsletter, Paths on the Journey, is published monthly, and provides information and encouragement to anyone who is learning to cope with the death of a friend or loved one.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list of either newsletter, please fill out the following form:
Web links
Available on the Internet, is a wealth of information related to hospice care, grief, and medical and legal issues. If you would like more information on some of these topics, here are some choices:
Hospice and palliative care:
www.aarp.org/families/end_life
Legal/medical/planning:
www.yellowpieplate.umn.edu/indexB.html
Care giving:
Grief and loss:
www.aarp.org/families/grief_loss/
