Catholic Diocese of Belleville's Ministry to Sick & Aged "A Ministry of Care"

2620 Lebanon Ave. Building #6 Belleville, IL 62221 (618) 235-9991 Fax: (618) 235-7115 E-mail: gneff@diobelle.org

LINKS Healthcare/Wellness/Parish Nurse Program Spiritual Assessment & Other Resources Frequently Used Resources by the Belleville Diocese's Ministry to Sick and Aged Hincke-Sense Residence Fox River Assisted Living Meredith Home Senior Employment - CSS Mt. Carmel Office Daystar Catholic Urban Programs St. Elizabeth Hospital St. Joseph Hospital, Breese St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Murphysboro Good Samaritan Hospital, Mt. Vernon St. Mary Hospital, Centralia   HEALTH AND AGING Area Agencies on Aging Southwestern IL www.answersonaging.com Midland www.midlandaaa.org Egyptian www.egyptianaaa.org American Society on Aging www.asaging.org/about.cfm National Council on Aging www.ncoa.org/ Hospice of Southern IL www.hospice.org Hospice www.vnatip.com/hospice.htm Unity Hospice www.unityhospice.com/greaterstlouis.html Family Hospice of Belleville Area www.hosptial-data.com/hospitals/FAMILY-HOSPICE-OR-BELLEVILLE-AREA-SW313.html

OTHER RESOURCES Parish Nurse Program Information/Guidelines An Intergenerational Prayer Service To Celebrate Grandparents Day/International Day of Older Persons/Older Americans Month A Pastoral Statement by Bishop Wilton Gregory, Belleville, IL, on Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide - October 1996. Bereavement Information & Ministry Services Beatitudes for Friends of the Aged Visit Guidelines Dates To Remember Dr. Alan Wolfelt - "Center for Loss & Life Transition" Presenter for MSA Conference June 2008 www.centerforloss.com