Lakeport >> A new end-of-life option law will take effect in California on June 9. In anticipation, Hospice Services of Lake County is holding community forums to update its residents, health care professionals and local leaders on the requirements of the new law which authorizes medical aid in dying as an end-of-life care for terminally ill adults. Forums are free and open to the public.
The forums will take place at 6:30 p.m. on April 25 at Woodland Community College, 15880 Dam Road Extension in Clearlake, in Room 209, and on April 26 at the Lakeport Senior Activity Center, 527 Konocti Ave.
Experts from Compassion and Choices, an organization committed to expanding choice at the end-of-life will be presenting information at the forums. Hospice Services of Lake County representatives will be available to answer questions about their services and clarify differences in end-of-life options.
Community partners assisting with the effort to inform Lake County residents about the implementation of the new law are Lake County Tribal Health, Sutter Lakeside Hospital and St. Helena Hospital, Clear Lake.
For more information call 263-6222 or email cgommenginger@lakecountyhospice.org.
