End of Life (EOL)

AARP Wish of a Lifetime https://wishofalifetime.org/ grants life-changing wishes to older adults and inspires people to redefine aging in America. Eligibility: age 65+, resident of U.S. and its territories, unable to fulfill the wish on your own, capable of experiencing the wish, able to obtain approval from a doctor, if necessary.

Dream Foundation https://www.dreamfoundation.org/dream-program/ Eligibility: resident of U.S. or Puerto Rico, age 18+, diagnosed with a life limiting illness with a life expectancy of 12 months or less, and lack the resources to fulfill the Dream themselves.

Give A Mile https://giveamile.org/ provide flights to people wishing to visit their terminally or critically ill loved ones.

Threshold Choir https://thresholdchoir.org/SanFrancisco/

Tips for Family Caregivers Coping with EOL Care

https://yournurseadvocateconsulting.com/2024/10/tips-for-family-caregivers-coping-with-end-of-life-care/

Death Services

California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau https://www.cfb.ca.gov/

Consumer Guide to Funeral and Cemetery Purchases https://www.cfb.ca.gov/consumer/funeral.shtml

Dignity Memorial Insider’s Guide to Funeral & Cremation Planning https://plan.dignitymemorial.com/guide-download/organic/

Doulagivers find death doula https://www.doulagivers.com/portfolio-category/california/

Perspectives from Death Doulas: Learn how a death doula can add value to your end-of-life care team

https://www.nextavenue.org/how-a-death-doula-can-help-patients-and-families/

https://www.nextavenue.org/solo-ager-hired-a-death-doula/

Duggans Serra Personal Planning Guide https://www.duggans-serra.com/preplan/free-personal-planning-guide

Earth Funeral https://earthfuneral.com/san-francisco-ca/

Everplans Funeral Planning https://www.everplans.com/funeral-planning

Fernwood Natural Burial, Green Cemetery https://lp.fernwood.com/

FTC Shopping for Funeral Services https://consumer.ftc.gov/shopping-funeral-services

Funeral Consumers Alliance https://funerals.org/

FuneralWise resources https://www.funeralwise.com/resources/

Garden Chapel Funeral Pre-Planning Checklist https://www.gardenchapel885.com/funeral-pre-planning-checklist

Earth Funeral https://earthfuneral.com/

MetLife Funeral Planning Guide (2022) https://eforms.metlife.com/wcm8/PDFFiles/30517.pdf

National EOL Doula Alliance https://www.nedalliance.org/

National Home Funeral Alliance https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/

Neptune Society cremation resources https://www.neptune-society.com/resources/

Pacific Interment https://interment.com/

SF Columbarium & Funeral Home https://services.sfcolumbariumfuneralhome.co/

Tulip Cremation https://www.tulipcremation.com/articles/tulip-expert-guides.html

Funeral & Burial Assistance

Ask a Mortician (Caitlin Doughty) https://www.youtube.com/@AskAMortician/playlists

California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) funeral & burial benefits for deceased victim https://victims.ca.gov/for-service-providers/funeral-burial-service-providers/
Entertainment Community Fund Funeral & Burial Assistance - Western Region 323-330-2455 https://entertainmentcommunity.org/services-and-programs/funeral-burial-assistance
Free Cremation Urns

https://www.funeral-urn.com/cremation-urns/urns-for-ashes/clearance-and-sale-cremation-urns.html?product_list_order=price

Find Federal Benefits After Losing a Loved One (usa.gov)
FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Helpline 844-684-6333 https://www.fema.gov/disaster/historic/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance
Social Security Special Lump Sum Death Payment (LSDP $255) to surviving spouse/dependent https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/survivors/ifyou.html#h7
SSI Prepaid Burial Fund https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/spotlights/spot-burial-funds.htm
Veterans burial allowance https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/veterans-burial-allowance/

8 Things You Didn't Know About VA Burial Benefits (aarp.org)

Ways You Can Save Money on Funeral Costs

What Are The Cheapest Burial Options? | Ever Loved

Indigent Cremation https://medicalexaminer.sccgov.org/indigent-cremation

https://sfstandard.com/2024/03/18/san-francisco-unclaimed-dead-ashes-scattering/

DAS Public Administrator, 1650 Mission St., 5th Flr, SF 94103, 415-355-5555 https://www.sfhsa.org/services/protection-safety/public-guardian%C2%A0public-conservator-public-administrator-and#administrator
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 1 Newhall St., SF 94124, 415-641-3600 https://sf.gov/departments/city-administrator/office-chief-medical-examiner

UCSF Willed Body Program 415-476-1981 https://meded.ucsf.edu/willed-body-program

https://www.organdonor.gov/

Financial checklists after death

What to Do When a Loved One Dies: Practical steps you need to take in the early days

https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2020/when-loved-one-dies-checklist.html

Family Caregiving Doesn't End When the Recipient Dies: These steps can lessen the workload

https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/info-2020/when-care-recipient-dies.html

Financial steps to follow after the loss https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/financial-steps-to-follow-after-the-loss-of-a-loved-one

https://hospicegiving.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/When-Someone-Dies-Checklist_Nov-2017_interactive.pdf

Obituary scams https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/obituary/

Order death certificate https://www.sf.gov/get-san-francisco-death-certificate

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Vital-Records-Obtaining-Certified-Copies-of-Death-Records.aspx
Statement of Death by Funeral Director https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-721.pdf

Grief & Bereavement Support

By the Bay Grief Support https://bythebayhealth.org/grief-support/

Institute on Aging Grief Services

https://www.ioaging.org/services/all-inclusive-health-care/psychological-services/center-for-elderly-suicide-prevention/grief-services/

JFCS Grief & Bereavement Counseling https://www.jfcs.org/find-help/adults-families/grief-and-bereavement/

Pathways Home Health Grief Resources https://pathwayshealth.org/resources/

Sutter Health Grief Support https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/home-health-hospice/grief-bereavement-support

Evermore Grief Support https://evermore.org/grief-support-directory/

Picking Up the Pieces After the Person You Have Been Caring for Dies | The Caregiver Space

https://www.agingcare.com/articles/caregiving-ending-after-death-148071.htm

Life expectancy

Actuaries Longevity Illustrator https://www.longevityillustrator.org/Profile

BBC How long are you going to live? https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44107940

Blueprint Income https://www.blueprintincome.com/tools/life-expectancy-calculator-how-long-will-i-live/

Goldenson Healthy Life Expectancy Calculator https://apps.goldensoncenter.uconn.edu/HLEC/

John Hancock Life Expectancy Calculator https://www.johnhancock.com/life-insurance/life-expectancy-calculator.html

Living to 100 (requires sign-in) https://livingto100.com/calculator

Northwestern Mutual Lifespan Calculator https://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan/index.html

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Life Expectancy by zip code https://www.rwjf.org/en/insights/our-research/interactives/whereyouliveaffectshowlongyoulive.html

Social Security Life Expectancy Calculator (gender, DOB) https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/population/longevity.html

EOL Radio Project produced by JoAnn Mar http://endofliferadio.org/home.html