Though discussing advanced illness and planning, including hospice care, can be scary and uncomfortable, having a proactive plan in place can ease the process down the road and help alleviate ...

What type of care you want? And where you would want that delivered, whether you want it at home or in a hospital? And have you thought about hospice? If you're like most people, you probably haven't.

Hospice care, or end-of-life care, is a type of medical care for people in the final stages of a terminal illness. Rather than focusing on battling illness, hospice care is designed to ensure a ...

If you're looking for a program, check with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. But beware: More than half of U.S. hospice programs are for-profit, according to Medicare figures ...

It was late February when The Carter Center announced in a statement that former President Jimmy Carter had "decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care ...

Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since enrolling in hospice care.