hospice

It’s been more than 15 years since the Institute of Medicine released its seminal 1997 report detailing the suffering many Americans experience at the end of life and offering sweeping recommendations on how to improve care.

Nobody knew much about Roger. His niece had dropped him off at the nursing home one day, saying there was a family emergency. Could they keep him overnight?

When you wake up in the morning, do you think to yourself, "I'm so excited, because today I get to... (fill in the blank)?

By Alvin Tran of Kaiser Health News

By Randy Dotinga for Kaiser Health News

By Jordan Rau, Senior Correspondent, Kaiser Health News

Hospice care with a side of golf? That's just the beginning. Hospices are working to "diversify their services" in preparation for the eventual needs of aging boomers, according to the Associated Press. In the meantime, providers would like to dispel myths that hospice care is all doom, gloom and candlelit bedrooms.