Why People with Kidney Disease Do Not Use Hospice
People with advanced kidney disease prove half as likely to use hospice as people with terminal cancer, and they use…
Half of Patients Seem to Misunderstand Palliative Treatments to Be Curative
In cancer care, chemotherapy can be delivered in an attempt to cure the cancer, or it can be administered only…
Dying Patients Less Likely to Have Effective Pain Control Than Ten Years Ago, Especially Non-Whites
High levels of pain are an unfortunate but usually manageable part of dying – especially when the diagnosis is cancer.…
What is a Hospice Graduate?
Nurses often use the term “Hospice graduate” to describe patients who, during hospice care, improve to the extent that they…
Do Doctors Honor the Wishes of Their Dying Patients?
During end-of-life care, honoring a patient’s wishes is widely considered a key component of quality care. Patients and families, with…
Families Who Refuse a Hospice Visit at Time of Death
When a loved one is dying at home, families may or may not receive a time-of-death visit from a hospice…
COVID-19 Lessens Use of Hospice in the U.S.
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice recently conducted a survey of American hospice agencies. They report that the…
Should Patients Near the End of Life Stop Taking Cholesterol Medicine?
There is increasing awareness that patients nearing the end of life should take fewer medications.1 Older patients often regularly take…
Doctors May Be Underbilling for Advance Care Planning. Why That Matters to Patients.
Various review boards have described advance care planning as a critical component of healthcare for people with a serious illness.1,2…
Racial Disparities in End-Of-Life Conversations
End-of-Life conversations between a patient and a healthcare provider or social worker (also known as advanced care planning) have been…
