The Effect of Terminal Cancer on the Family Caregiver
Today’s healthcare system increasingly calls on family caregivers to provide healthcare services at home. Given that a person’s own home…
Avoiding Aggressive Cancer Care at the End of Life
Multiple medical guidelines recommend limiting the use of aggressive treatments at the end of life and making hospice the main…
Fewer Americans Will Have to Switch Family Practitioners to Receive Hospice
One of the long-standing complaints of hospice care has been that patients see less of their trusted family doctors while…
Barbara Bush Refuses Medical Treatment, Seeks “Comfort Care”.
Headlines this week have covered the unfortunate news that former first lady Barbara Bush, wife to former president George H.W.…
What to Do With Your Parent’s Pet
As we see our relatives and loved ones grow older, we realise that they don't have the same healthfulness and…
We Live in a Death Denying Culture. That’s a Problem.
Most of us hear of hospice only at the very last stages of a loved one’s life. It is not…
Comfort and Control Are Top Priorities for End of Life Care
The final days of life should be simple, comfortable, and spent in the least possible pain. It's a sensible sentiment,…
Media Coverage Tries to Make Sense of Aging
Aging well seems like such a simple prospect: keep active, stay mentally alert, and maintain a social calendar that ties…
What Families & Seniors Need to Know About Heart Disease
The functions of the heart are indispensable. As the major organ of the circulatory system, the heart is crucial to…
What Matters Most at the End of Life
As we've covered before, hospice care is usually different - quite a lot more different - than most casual observers…
