► Hospices
► Cancer Support
► End of Life Counseling Services and Support Groups
► Bereavement Counseling
► Useful Web Sites

This listing will be expanded as the Westchester End-of-Life Coalition gathers additional information from service providers. If you are an organization or agency offering end-of-life services in Westchester or adjacent areas and would like to be listed on the Westchester End-of-Life Coalition website, please e-mail your request for consideration to info@westchesterendoflife.org

The Westchester End-of-Life Coalition does its best to only list reputable services but does not take responsibility for any of the services delivered by those on this list.

Hospices

Calvary Hospital Hospice
Calvary Hospital
1740 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
718-279-2586

Hospice Care in Westchester &
Putnam
Rose Rosenberg, R.N.
Vice President for Hospice
540 White Plains Road, Suite 300
Tarrytown, NY 10591-5132
914-666-4228

Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester, Inc.
Kate Colburn, MA, Executive Director
95 South Broadway
White Plains, NY 10601
914-682-1484

Jansen Hospice and Palliative Care
69 Main Street
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
914-961-2818

Phelps Hospice
at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
701 North Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
914- 366-3325

Rosary Hill Home
600 Linda Avenue
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914-769-0114

The Mollie & Jack Zicklin Jewish Hospice Residence
3718 Henry Hudson Parkway
12th Floor
Riverdale, NY 10463
718-432-7400

Cancer Support and Information

American Cancer Society
2 Lyon Place
White Plains, NY 10601
914-949-4800

Calvary Hospital Hospice
1740 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
718-279-2586

Cancer Care, Inc.
101 North Central Ave
Hartsdale, NY
914-421-1667

The Cancer Support Team
Judith Dobrof, Executive Director
875 Mamaroneck Ave.- Suite 204
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-777-2777

Friends of Karen
P.O. Box 190
118 Titicus Road
Purdys, NY 10578
914-277-4547

Gilda's Club
Amy E. Mlodzianowski, LMSW
80 Maple Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
914-644-8844

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Westchester / Hudson Valley Chapter
Denise Raptoulis, CSW, Patient Service Manager
1311 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10605
914-949-5213

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY
212-639-2000

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
777 North Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY
Medical Oncology
914-366-0664

Counseling Services and Support Groups for the End of Life

Agencies offering support groups and individual psychological counseling for patients at the end of life and their care givers, and for survivors in Westchester include

Alzheimer’s Association
6 locations
914-428-1919
Support groups for caregivers and family members of Alzheimer patients

The Cancer Support Team
875 Mamaroneck Ave.- Suite 204
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-777-2777
Cancer support groups

Family Services of Westchester
1 Summit Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
914-948-8004

Lawrence Hospital
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
914-787-3085 – Caregivers’ Support Group
914-787-3095 – Oncology Support Group

Morningside House
(Adult Day Health Care)
914-769-0953
Caregivers’ support group for individuals caring for Alzheimer patients

New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry
White Plains, New York
914-997-4331
Depression screening – Ages 60+ (no charge)

St. Cabrini Nursing Home (Cabrini of Westchester)
115 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone: (914)693-6800

Bereavement Counseling

Bereavement Center of Westchester
Patricia Donovan-Duff, MSW
69 Main Street
Tucakahoe, NY. 10707
914-961-2818
Bereavement groups for spouses/partners
and for adults who have lost a parent
Children’s bereavement groups -
“The Tree House”- at different locations

Calvary Hospital Hospice
Sherry Schachter PhD, FT,
Director Bereavement Services
Calvary Hospital
1740 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Sschachter@calvaryhospital.org
718 518-2125
Fax: 718 518-2552
Groups include:
Death of an Adult Child (weekly)
Death of Spouse/Partner (daytime, weekly)
Death of Young Spouse/Partner (evenings, weekly)
Adult loss of a Parent (evenings, weekly)
Precious Moments for ages 6-11 years (weekly)
Teen Groups ages 12-17 (weekly)
All groups are ongoing and continue throughout the year.

Hospice Care in Westchester & Putnam
540 White Plains Road, Suite 300
Tarrytown, NY 10591-5132
914-666-4228
Children’s bereavement groups –
The Caring Circle, ages 3-18

Pathways To Care
Sherry Birnbaum, LCSW, Director
Westchester Jewish Community Services
141 North Central Avenue
Hartsdale, NY 10530
914-949-7699 x550
Ext. 313 for bereaved adults, bereaved children
914-271-3123 for suicide bereavement
914-997-7984 for holocaust survivors and second generation
Information and referral
Practical assistance and advocacy
Jewish spiritual and pastoral guidance
Individual and family support
Bereavement counseling

Useful Web Sites

► End of Life: Topics and Organizations
► Hospice and Palliative Care


End of Life: Topics and Organizations

Aging with Dignity
Five Wishes approach to Advance Directives

Americans for Better Care of the Dying
Advocacy group to improve care at the end of life.

Caring Connections
A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Caring Connections is a national consumer engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life. Supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, it includes sections on many topics relevant to the caring and preparing for oneself and loved ones so life can be lived well until the end as well as Advance Directives for each state.

Dying Well
Resources for people facing life-limiting illness, their families and their professional caregivers

Family Caregiver Alliance
Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home. FCA now offers programs at national, state and local levels to support and sustain caregivers. Their online database of legislation can be searched by state or according to the policy strategy used to support family caregivers, such as tax incentives, Medicaid policies, and respite assistance. For more information, visit the Federal and State Caregiving Legislation section of FCA's website. Click here for a Summary of Bills from 2004 to 2006. To keep abreast on current federal and state caregiving legislation, subscribe free of charge to Caregiving Policy Digest.

Growth House
International gateway to resources for life-threatening illnesses and end of life care. An excellent site for both lay people and professional care givers on a wide variety of topics.

Health Advocacy Program, Sarah Lawrence College
The United States' first master's degree program in Health Advocacy and a founding member of the Westchester End-of-Life Coalition.

Living Old
For the first time in American history, "the old old"—those over 85—are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. "Living Old," a Frontline program, is a powerful and intimate journey into the uncharted territory of Americans living longer than ever—and what it means for them, their loved ones and our society.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
The largest nonprofit membership organization of hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the united States.

On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying
Based on the Public Television Bill Moyers series about the way patients an caregivers are working toward changing the culture of denial of death in America.

Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
A national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) providing technical support to innovative programs in healthcare settings and peer workgroups comprised of clinicians and researchers from across the country to deliver palliative care to special populations in challenging settings.

The Jason program
Based in Maine the Jason Program promotes its community-based model of patient and family focused, interdisciplinary, coordinated care for critically and terminally ill children.

TIME: Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End of Life Care
Patient-focused, family-centered survey instruments that address the needs and concerns of patients and their families, as defined by them.

U.S. Living Will Registry
A privately held organization that electronically stores advance directives, organ donor information and emergency contact information, and makes them available to health care providers across the country 24 hours a day through an automated system.

Hospice and Palliative Care

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
An organization of physicians and other medical professionals dedicated to excellence in palliative medicine

American Chronic Pain Association
A self-help network of local support groups

American Pain Foundation
A nonprofit consumer group

American Pain Society
A group that promotes research, education and treatment

American Hospice Foundation
An organization to improve access to quality hospice care through public education, professional training and consumer advocacy

Children's Hospice International
CHI serves as an advocate in meeting the needs of children with life-threatening conditions and their families.

City of Hope Pain/Palliative Care Resource Center
A pain-management clearinghouse

End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center
Peer Reviewed Educational Materials by End of Life Topic

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States

National Pain Foundation
The NPF is a non profit organization dedicated to the empowerment and education of pain patients and their families

National Prison Hospice Association
Promotes hospice care for terminally ill prisoners