You Can Die Here.
In Washington state, residents have choice in their end of life options. Even with that choice access to exercising one's choice can be limited by care facilities or support network. A goal of A Sacred Passing to increase access to death care, and one way we do that is through A Place to Die.
A Place to Die
A Place to Die is a program which has been created for increasing access to these options at no cost to the dying person. A Place to Die gives community members access to education, death doula care, and a physical place where any person can stay while exercising their end of life choice with medical aid in dying (MAID) or voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED).
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What is A Place to Die?
In Washington state, residents have choice in their end of life options. However, even with that choice, access to exercising one's choice can be limited by care facilities or support network. A Place to Die is a program which has been created for increasing access to these options at no cost to the dying person. A Place to Die gives community members access to education, death doula care, and a physical place where any person can stay while exercising their end of life choice with medical aid in dying (MAID) or voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED).
Why is A Place to Die Necessary?
Not everyone has a safe and supportive space to exercise their choice to use Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) and Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED). Some hospitals, hospice facilities, care homes and living centers have rules that do not support a person exercising their legal right to choose. Some folx choose not to exercise these rights in their home, a home of a friend or family member, for a variety of reasons, none of which we question. We are here to connect community.
How do I access A Place to Die?
Select the option below to "Request a Room" under the heading Seeking a Space. You will be able to say if you are seeking, offering or supporting. Complete the form with all of the information you can. If you need assistance completing the form, please call 206-494-0023.
After you complete the form, a coordinator will reach out to you to ask for more details of your situation, explain options, answer questions, and hopefully match you with a community care home offering a space to die.
Seeking a Space
Are you in need of a space to die while
you exercise your end of life choice
with MAID or VSED.
Community deathcare in action.
Spaces to Die
South Park Seattle Home - Outside View
Offering a Space
Do you have a room in your home that you would like to offer to a person to live out their dying through VSED and or MAID? We do this together.
Volunteer Providers
A Sacred Passing is a Death Education and Community Care organization.
We have a community home where people come to die accessing their right to Medical Aid in Dying and Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking-- both which are legal options in Washington State.
Volunteer Roles Needed
- Capacity Counseling - a state licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, independent clinical social worker, advanced social worker, mental health counselor, or psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner
- Consulting qualified medical provider - Consult and confirm diagnosis
- Attending qualified medical provider - Consults and writes the prescription
- Catheter Insertion - Assistance inserting a foley catheter for rectal administration. This is only the insertion of the catheter, no other care required. HCA, CNA, LNP, RN, MDs, DO
Questions? aplacetodie@asacredpassing.org or call 206-494-0023
phone: (206) 494-0023
email: info@asacredpassing.org
listening line: 800-565-9731
EIN: 47-5676912
mailing address: 7832 S113th Street Seattle WA 98178
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