Hospice Workers Who Care For The Dying Don鈥檛 Plan Ahead Themselves
Fewer than half of health care workers at a nonprofit Florida hospice had completed advance directives for end-of-life care.
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Seeking A Peaceful Death Amid The Flames
During Northern California鈥檚 recent wildfires, dozens of hospice patients who had hoped to spend their last days in the comfort of their homes had to be relocated to evacuation shelters, assisted living facilities and relatives鈥 homes instead.
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鈥楴o One Is Coming鈥: Hospice Patients Abandoned At Death鈥檚 Door
U.S. hospice agencies promise to be available around-the-clock to help patients dying in their homes. But a Kaiser Health News investigation shows that in an alarming number of cases, that promise is broken.
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Amid For-Profit Surge, Rural Hospice Has Offered Free Care for 40 Years
Tiny Washington state hospice accepts no federal funds, relies on community volunteers and donations to serve the dying.
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Shedding New Light On Hospice Care: No Need To Wait For The ‘Brink Of Death’
Hospice care often prompts fear and misunderstanding, but the services provided can lead to less pain and trauma at the end of life.
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Dying At Home In An Opioid Crisis: Hospices Grapple With Stolen Meds
As more patients receive hospice care at home, some of the powerful, addictive drugs they鈥檙e prescribed are ending up in the wrong hands.
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Medicare Unveils 鈥楽keletal鈥 Site For Hospice Comparison Shopping
This is the first federal website designed to help families choose a hospice, but experts aren鈥檛 impressed.
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Coming Full Circle, Doulas Cradle The Dying
Traditionally there for mothers giving birth, a doula鈥檚 role has evolved to comforting seniors facing death.
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‘Pre-Hospice’ Saves Money By Keeping People At Home Near The End Of Life
A San Diego program helps chronically ill people avoid the hospital by teaching them how to better manage their diseases and telling them what to expect in their final years. Other health providers and insurers around the country are trying similar approaches.
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For Some Hospice Patients, A 911 Call Saves A Trip To The ER
Hospice groups are teaming up with specially trained paramedics to deal with common problems that worried patients or families incorrectly think need hospital care.
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Terminally Ill Patients Don鈥檛 Use Aid-In-Dying Laws To Relieve Pain
Ending pain and suffering has helped several states pass 鈥渞ight-to-die鈥 laws, but dying patients are more concerned about controlling how they die and dying with dignity.
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Younger Seniors Amass More End-Of-Life Care Than Oldest Americans, Study Finds
A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis sheds new light on a widely-held belief about the costs of end-of-life care.
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Readers Ask About Concierge Medicine And Medicare; Insulin Costs And The Doughnut Hole
KHN consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers questions about Medicare beneficiaries鈥 costs associated with doctors who have concierge medicine practices, insulin pumps and respite care.
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A Racial Gap In Attitudes Toward Hospice Care
Hospice use has been growing fast in the United States as more people choose to avoid futile, often painful medical treatments in favor of palliative care and dying at home surrounded by loved ones. But some African-Americans have long resisted the concept, and their suspicions remain deep-seated.
By Sarah Varney