For institutions

Evaluating Values in Care

A source-cited reference with public integrity checks on the values that shape serious-illness care, free to use and open to inspection. This page is for teams deciding whether it is worth their time.

What exists today

Tradition and worldview guides

232

Citations in the dataset

180

Published evidence claims

Interface languages, including right-to-left

Counts come from the live dataset, version 1.19.1, so this page cannot drift from what the site actually holds. Every claim about a tradition cites that tradition's own authoritative source, never an umbrella body's paraphrase.

Check it rather than take our word

An automated checker re-tests every cited URL, DOI, and PubMed ID and publishes the unedited result, including the sources that currently fail. Read those pages before deciding anything:

Citation integrity report — what passed, what failed, and when it last ran.
Coverage map — what is covered, in development, and not started.
Limitations — where this resource is weakest, stated plainly.
Methodology — how sources are selected, graded, and corrected.

Independent clinician review is in progress, not complete. Where a tradition entry has not been reviewed or machine-verified, it says so on the entry itself.

What a pilot looks like

1Use what already existsChaplaincy and palliative teams work from the tradition guides and the printable bedside cards. Nothing to install, no account, no integration.

2Name one reviewerA clinical or chaplaincy lead reviews the guides most relevant to your census. Corrections are logged publicly and versioned, with the reviewer credited if they want to be.

3Test feasibility, not effectivenessPredefine one implementation measure, such as guide completion or correction rate. A small uncontrolled pilot cannot establish clinical effect.

No contract, account, integration, or server-side patient intake is required. Reflection tools store entries in the user's browser; aggregate analytics and Get Involved have separate disclosed data flows. Institutions should still assess shared-device, privacy, and local-storage risks. Never enter patient or health information.

Start a conversation

Reviewers, pilot sites, and corrections are all welcome, and all go through the same page.

Get involved

The dataset is published under CC BY-NC 4.0 and can be downloaded in full from the bibliography, or read as structured JSON .

Values in Care is an independent research project serving patients, families, clinicians, and chaplains. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or representing any employer, health system, payer, religious institution, or interfaith body. Content is for education only and is not medical, legal, or spiritual advice.

Values in Care is in early development.

An independent project helping families and care teams navigate end-of-life decisions with clarity and compassion. We welcome faith leaders from specific traditions, interfaith and secular/humanist leaders, clinicians, chaplains, palliative and hospice teams, and funders to review and strengthen this work. If this resonates, reach out.