Welcome to Compassion and Support
Individuals facing serious life-threatening illness and approaching death deserve to be treated with dignity, respect and compassion and to receive care that is focused on the individual’s goals for care. Families need and deserve to receive support. To achieve their goals, individuals need to plan ahead, know their choices, make sound decisions and share their wishes with their loved ones and health care professionals. This web site aims to educate and empower patients, families, health care and other professionals to accomplish this goal.
Featured Topics
- NEW! Relevant sections on Advance Care Planning in the House bill released 10/29/09
- NEW! National Health Care Reform
- NEW! The Care Transitions Intervention.
- NEW! NHDD 2009 New York State Coalition Outcomes Report
News & Events
- 2009 BlueWorks Award presented to Community Conversations on Compassionate Care! Best Practices in Empowering Consumers and Providers. Read More
- Advocate for Family Health Care Decisions Act in New York State