Recent Awards in End-of-Life Care and Caregiving

• The American Hospital Association announced the winners of its 2009 Circle of Life Award, which honors innovation in palliative and end-of-life care.

  2009 Circle of Life Winners
  Four Seasons, Flat Rock, North Carolina

  Oregon Health and Science University Palliative Medicine & Comfort Care Program, Portland, Oregon

  Wishard Health Services Palliative Care Program, Indianapolis, Indiana

  Programs receiving 2009 Citations of Honor

  Palliative Care Service, St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, California and St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital, Camarillo, California

  Gilchrist Hospice Care, Towson, Maryland and Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

• The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) announced their 2009 award recipients. AAHSA honors "individuals and organizations that embody excellence in leadership, care and services, and that are making outstanding contributions to their communities and the aging-services field."
• The National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife Foundation 2009 winners of the National Family Caregiving Awards. The award recognises "community-based programs supporting family caregivers of older adults, rewarding innovation, effectiveness, and responsiveness to caregiver needs."