Through training, community medical teams can provide basic symptom control, such as pain relief, sedation and ...

The PACE program started in 1971 in San Francisco and is one of several lesser know Medicare and Medicaid programs ...

In a 1999 survey conducted by the NHPCO, it was noted that Americans generally are reticent to discuss hospice care with elderly parents. According to the survey, fewer than 1 in 4 Americans have ...

Most people think of hospice as something for the elderly—but that’s not the whole story. Hospice is available for anyone, at any age, with a life-limiting illness.