Palliative Care Resources

The Catholic Health Association developed this updated and refreshed guide to show the range of support that is available to patients and families to help them live as well as possible during serious illness. It is part of a series of publications that was created in collaboration with physicians, nurses, theologians, and ethicists within Catholic health care to help people of all ages, backgrounds, religious traditions and beliefs make important decisions about serious illness and end-of-life care.

This resource for advance directives helps you consider your preferences for medical treatments prior to a serious illness or injury and to express your wishes for your health care treatment in an advance directive in case you are unable to communicate your wishes on your own.The new publication is part of a series of resources from CHA that also includes the updated and refreshed palliative and hospice care publication, "Living Well with Serious Illness." Created in collaboration with physicians, nurses, theologians and ethicists within Catholic health care, the resources are designed to help people of all ages, backgrounds, religious traditions and beliefs make important decisions about serious illness and end-of-life care.

The Catholic Health Association has developed this guide in collaboration with physicians, nurses, theologians and ethicists within Catholic health care. It is based on frequently asked questions to help patients, families and clinicians think about end-of-life decisions regarding medical treatments and care. Although the guide reflects the perspective of Catholic tradition, the information is helpful to people from any religious tradition.