As patients near the end of life with a terminal diagnosis, some may decided they will seek medical care only for comfort and not to cure an illness. Care for comfort, rather than a cure is ...

Rosalynn Carter, who is 96, announced on Friday that she has entered hospice care at her home in Georgia. The former first lady and former President Jimmy Carter, 99, are now spending time with each ...

Patients with certain types of cancer are not using hospice services and hospice use is not equitable among patients from minority groups. Use of hospice services by patients with cancer has increased ...

Most people are not familiar with the value hospice can provide in the last months, weeks or days of life. There is no need to be afraid of hospice, and healthcare providers should encourage their ...

Gulfside Hospice, in Pasco County, provides three types of care for people with chronic or advanced illness. At the heart of Gulfside’s mission, Gulfside Hospice serves those at the end of life, ...

When Victoria Crenshaw cared for family members at home at the end of their lives, she remembers picking up the phone at 2 a.m. and calling hospice care services with questions about pain medication. ...