When a doctor recommends hospice care, families face emotional and challenging decisions about their loved ones’ care. The transition from treatment-focused care to comfort care brings many questions, ...

As patients near the end of life with a terminal diagnosis, some may decided they will seek medical care only for comfort and ...

Hospice workers share their insights. By Jancee Dunn What if you knew that you were at the end of your life? Would you have done anything differently? A friend of mine volunteers at a hospice, and she ...

When a loved one enters hospice, families often hope for two things above all else: comfort and time together.

Death is a part of life, but decisions surrounding death often can be difficult. Hospice, which is for patients who are in the last phases of their incurable disease, is one option. Every year, about ...

Jimmy Carter spent nearly two years in hospice care before his death. Hospice care is viewed by many people as end-of-life care to help those who need it spend the final weeks or months of life in ...