Tag Archives: hospice

Support for End-of-Life

Posted on June 25, 2015 by

“People I know who have gone on hospice only lived 2 weeks”.  This was what my step-mother said when we discussed hospice as a care option after the cancer in her lungs had increased in size during her chemo treatment.  … Continue reading →

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What’s your philosophy of care?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

If you work in the hospice and palliative care industry, you undoubtedly read, or at least heard about, an article published in The New York Times,“Concerns About Costs Rise With Hospices’ Use.” The article alleges that some hospice organizations, although it was a … Continue reading →

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