November is National Hospice Palliative Care Month. Fortunately or unfortunately, however you choose to look at it, I had a personal experience with hospice this month. The word "hospice" can refer to ...

Hospice care is built on trust, and trust is something leaders have a responsibility to protect. Families invite providers ...

Dear Carol: I’m crushed and uncertain how to move forward. My wife, 74, has spent years battling cancer with some success and a reasonable quality of life. Now, the disease has taken over her body and ...

For the woman who wanted to visit the beach but travel was impossible, employees of Carroll Hospice turned a room into a sandy getaway. For the man who likely would not live to see his granddaughter ...

The world’s population is aging. The World Health Organization estimates that by 2050, the proportion of people 60 years or older in the world will have doubled, from 11% in 2000 to 22% (2 billion ...

When hospice has become an option for people who have a life-limiting disease, many are not aware of the extent of the services provided under hospice to both the patient and the family members. The ...

Nadine Arndt watched as a caregiver from Heartland Hospice lifted up her dying mother, Sylvia Owens. The caregiver held Owens' fragile body in her arms. Owens responded to the embrace. "Sylvia, it ...

Modifications also include public disclosure of accreditation organization survey information and intermediate civil penalty remedies for noncompliance. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub.