Why Would a Hospice Patient Want Rehabilitation?
It may sound paradoxical, but physical therapy and other rehab can be an important part of hospice services. People in…
It may sound paradoxical, but physical therapy and other rehab can be an important part of hospice services. People in…
The legal, financial, and healthcare systems have built-in rights for spouses and next of kin. However, many people late in…
According to a survey of 371 hospice providers published in February’s Journal of the American Medical Association, family caregivers, relatives,…
A report just published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society estimates that every day in America roughly 2,700…
This past December, The New England Journal of Medicine published a report noting a historic shift in where Americans spend…
Medicare pays 100% for hospice if patients have a life expectancy of six months or less and they are not…
Hospice is a Medicare-covered service of symptom control for patients nearing the end of life and of emotional support for…
For most of us, there will come a time in our lives when we are sitting in an exam room…
The “surprise question” is a technique doctors sometimes use to help with care planning for terminally ill patients. Its appropriateness…
When patients have a terminal disease, candid but compassionate conversations about life expectancy prove vitally important. These conversations help patients…