The Effect of Hearing Loss on Quality of Death
It is hard enough to imagine the emotional journey of someone living out his or her last months of life.…
Palliative Rehabilitation in Advanced Cancer
When people are tired and in pain, exercise may seem counterintuitive. Nevertheless, hospice agencies often use various physical therapy &…
Before and After Loss of a Spouse, the Other Spouse Faces Significant Health Risks. Hospice Helps.
When people have been married for decades, it can be easy to overlook the emotional and physical support they provide…
When Grief Turns into Depression
People grieving a loved one experience increased risk of not just feeling depressed but clinical depression and other problems. This…
Barriers to Hospice for Children
In geriatric care, hospice offers a long list of known benefits. In pediatric medicine, on the other hand, parents and…
Medicare Delays Trial of Letting Hospice Patients Continue Dialysis
A strange, long-standing Medicare policy forces patients with kidney disease to give up dialysis to receive hospice. Medicare was planning…
Some People Have a Right to Choose Any Hospice Agency. Some Don’t.
Hospice patients or their representatives have legally guaranteed rights to use the hospice agency of their choice. However, these rights…
Patients with Dementia Live Longer in Home Hospice than in Nursing Homes
A first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in February shows that patients with dementia live…
Death at Home Associated with Higher Care Satisfaction
More Americans are now dying at home than in the hospital for the first time in half a century. While…
Can Hospice Patients Receive Chemotherapy or Radiation?
Yes, the Medicare hospice benefit allows for chemotherapy and radiotherapy as long as the purpose is symptom relief. Medicare’s hospice…
