A new study from Central South University in China examined the relationship between nursing interns’ attitudes toward death and their attitudes toward hospice care, finding that emotional responses ...

I’ve spent more than a decade in hospice care, sitting at the bedsides of people facing the final days of their lives. I’ve held hands in hospital rooms, in tents, in prison cells, and in homes that ...

Benzodiazepine and antipsychotics — medications that are primarily used to treat symptoms like anxiety, agitation and delirium — may contribute to a higher risk of death among dementia patients in ...

As New York expands the legal framework for end-of-life choice, it must also ensure hospice remains strong, offering the ...

If you or a loved one has a terminal illness, it may be time for hospice care, a type of palliative care that focuses on making you as comfortable as possible in your final phase of life.

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REHAB NURSING HOME. I REFUSE TO GO TO REHAB AND I SAID, IF I’M GOING TO DIE, I’M GOING TO DIE AT HOME. AND THAT’S WHAT’S HAPPENING. WE HAVE SOMEONE THREE HOURS A DAY, MONDAY TO SATURDAY, WITH TUFTS ...