Hospice care aims to provide physical and emotional comfort—not a cure—to patients with serious illness that are nearing the end of their life. Jimmy Carter opted to begin hospice care, the Carter ...

Rosalynn Carter, who is 96, announced on Friday that she has entered hospice care at her home in Georgia. The former first lady and former President Jimmy Carter, 99, are now spending time with each ...

Patients with certain types of cancer are not using hospice services and hospice use is not equitable among patients from minority groups. Use of hospice services by patients with cancer has increased ...

Gulfside Hospice, in Pasco County, provides three types of care for people with chronic or advanced illness. At the heart of Gulfside’s mission, Gulfside Hospice serves those at the end of life, ...

President Jimmy Carter’s decision to opt for hospice care has highlighted the importance of hospice care. His choice will hopefully help Americans better understand the benefits of hospice and lead to ...

I was fortunate to join the Hospice of the Valley team as the hospice medical director this year. I am thrilled about the ...

Most people are not familiar with the value hospice can provide in the last months, weeks or days of life. There is no need to be afraid of hospice, and healthcare providers should encourage their ...

Patients receiving care from for-profit hospices have substantially worse care experiences than patients who receive care from not-for-profit hospices, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

When Victoria Crenshaw cared for family members at home at the end of their lives, she remembers picking up the phone at 2 a.m. and calling hospice care services with questions about pain medication. ...