Tiredness of Life: A Growing Phenomenon Among the Elderly
Professor of Care Ethics, Els van Wijngaarden and colleagues in the Netherlands listened to a group of elderly people, who…
Cannabis in Palliative Care
With a growing number of states recently enacting medical cannabis legislation, many patients entering palliative care may already be using…
Primary Care Clinicians Provide Palliative Care Without Realizing It
Writing for the Mayo Clinic, Mary K Buss, MD, MPH made an interesting observation: “Many PCPs already engage in primary…
The Ask-Tell-Ask Approach in Four Steps
Sometimes, we are put into a difficult position of communicating information that involves bad news such as, a poor prognosis…
Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice
The American Society of Clinical Oncology describes hospice as an essential component of end-of-life (EOL) care.1 As such, hospice utilization…
Considering Hospice: Starting the Conversation
Clinicians face multiple barriers to having a hospice conversation with patients. Among those barriers are time constraints and the potential…
Should a Nurse Be Present for Home Deaths?
Hospice care is typically provided in the patient’s home, with a family member serving as the primary caregiver. However, hospice…
When I Hear The Word “Hospice”
There are certain words in health care that no one wants to hear. Hospice shouldn’t be one of them. When…
When Is It Time for Hospice?
Families of a loved one who is seriously ill often wonder, “When is a person ready for hospice?” Making the…
Hospice Disenrollment for People with Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. About one in nine people in the United…
