Welcome to Developmental Disabilities Hospice & Palliative Care Forum Welcome Page

The forum has been organized by NYSARC Inc and The Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State using funding provided by the NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.

A series of training workshops were organized across New York State bringing together Developmental Disabilities, Hospice and Palliative Care providers and advocates interested in improving end of life and supportive care for persons with developmental disabilities and their families and their staff caregivers.

As a result of these workshops, we have developed this forum. We will begin a series of two-week discussions featuring experts on topics related to end-of-life care for people with developmental disabilities and those who support them.

Each discussion will be available for a 2 week period and well be moderated by an expert on the topic.

• Successful Team Building Between Hospice and Developmental Disabilities Services Staff!
• When It Comes Time to Make the Difficult Decision to Let Go
• Legal Issues of Providing Hospice Care to People with Intellectual and other Developmental Disabilities
• Funding and Billing Issues for Hospice Care
• Pain Identification and Management for People with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities
• Bereavement Challenges Among People with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities

You must be a registered member of the forum to participate in any of the discussions.  To register for the forum and complementary subscription to our e-newsletter, please click here.

Use the links on this page to enter your forum of interest, and/or to find additional information on hospice and palliative care and on additional workshops being offered by NYSARC Inc and the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State