Nursing homes are places of care, community and compassion, particularly for residents in their final stages of life. As we recognize National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, it’s an opportune time ...

A lack of end-of-life training may leave certified nurse assistants unprepared to work with patients receiving palliative or hospice care, but nursing homes must do more to cross-train and build their ...

Also known as end-of-life care, hospice care provides comfort and support for those of advanced age or with terminal illnesses who are in their final days. This type of care focuses on pain relief and ...

A new study of nursing home records shows more residents with dementia are seeking a hospice benefit and using it longer. The study also estimates that 40 percent of nursing home residents die with ...

Home health care at nonprofit Northwest Colorado Health started in 1964, and today the continuing service predominately ...

When Latisha Newkirk left a corporate banking career in the 1990s, she discovered her calling as a registered nurse, eventually finding her niche in hospice nursing. “The biggest reward to doing this ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

Hospice Buffalo will also open a unit this fall at Schofield Continuing Care in Kenmore. Medicare’s hospice benefit covers an array of services, including doctors, nurses, social workers and spiritual ...

Audra Flynn, RN, M.S., PHN, COS-C is the nursing supervisor of the home health program at UC Davis. The program provides registered nursing care, physical, occupational and speech therapies, social ...

More nursing home patients with dementia are seeking hospice care and using it longer, according to a new study. A new study of nursing home records shows more residents with dementia are seeking a ...