Many people think hospice is only for the very end of life, i.e., the brink of death," Diana Franchitto, president and CEO of HopeHealth, a company that provides hospice care in Massachusetts and ...

Former President Jimmy Carter far surpassed this average after receiving nearly two years of home hospice care before his death on Sunday. Carter was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in August ...

Carter, who turns 100 years old on Tuesday, Oct. 1, is the oldest former president in U.S. history, and has been in home hospice care for the past 19 months. "We are all rooting for Jimmy Carter.

Pastors alter traditional Mother’s Day sermon to connect aging parishioners with home care services Jennifer Lewke News10NBC Updated: May 5, 2025 - 1:52 PM Published: May 5, 2025 - 12:30 PM ...

November marks Home Care & Hospice Month, a time to celebrate the caregiving professionals and volunteers who work with many people around the state – and the country.When some hear “hospice ...

NEW YORK, June 24 (UPI) -- Former President Jimmy Carter 's being in hospice for 16 months makes him an "outlier," but it also highlights the multifaceted nature of end-of-life care and dispels ...

Listen to ASCO’s Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, “Three Days was Enough” by Dr. Teresa Thomas, Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. The essay is followed by an ...

My husband is now in hospice care and it’s terminal. I have had to beg the kids to come in the last year or so, and they have never shown much interest in their dad or his health, until recently.

The Romano's say they felt they started hospice care for Dana's mom at the right time. "Now it's like ever since she's been in hospice, a lot of the situation, the symptoms and stuff that she was ...