Former US President Jimmy Carter, 98, is both the oldest living and longest-lived US president. Recently, after a series of short hospital stays, he announced that he will spend his remaining time at home with his family and … [Read more...]
Print This PageHospice is Not a Death Sentence: What Happens When Someone Graduates from Hospice?
May 10, 2022 by
U.S. Army veteran, Iwao Nagata, was under hospice care for a year. At 94, he couldn’t remember conversations, his legs started getting weak, and he started falling frequently. Things went downhill fast for Iwao. He was frustrated, … [Read more...]
Print This PageHospice Care For Mom? But, She Isn’t Dying.
January 30, 2015 by
Q. My mother, Roxanne, 76, has suffered from lung disease for ten years. She still has her wits about her, and spends her days knitting, reading historical novels, and sipping tea. Recently, her doctor recommended hospice care, … [Read more...]
Print This PageAdvocacy Group on New Medicare Hospice Law: “An Issue that Must be Closely Watched”
May 6, 2011 by
Hospice is “a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments, explains the Hospice Foundation of … [Read more...]
Print This PageConsidering Home Care? Read this First!
March 10, 2011 by
Making the decision to hire a home care service to provide care for your loved one is an important decision and can, at the same time, be very difficult. If an illness or recovery from surgery requires nursing care or … [Read more...]
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