Hospice / Palliative Care

The announcement that 98-year-old Jimmy Carter has made the decision to forego additional curative treatments and instead enter hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia was, for many, a reminder (or even an introduction) to what hospice care is and what it can offer. Remaining in the only home…

You may remember during the earlier days of the Covid pandemic, when death was an ever-present concern in the minds of many, we touched on the role of end-of-life doulas, trained professionals who provide comfort, companionship, and counseling for individuals and loved ones as death approaches. While not providing actual…

As an agebuzz reader, no doubt you’re aware of the value of advance care planning: both to ensure that your values and wishes control your health care at the end of life and to help loved ones with the difficult decisions that need to be made as death approaches. It’s…

While it may be taboo in some circles, we’ve never shied away from addressing the important aspects of care and quality of life when it comes to late-in-life and terminal illness. With posts and resources that address the various aspects of end-of-life care, we want agebuzz readers to have access…

There’s no dispute that the coronavirus pandemic has caused untold distress and death in nursing homes and assisted living facilities around the country. But the reality is that only a minority of older adults live in such facilities. The vast majority of those 65 and older live in the community….

The prospect of losing a loved one is tough enough. To lose a loved one and provide some of the nitty-gritty, hands-on end-of-life care required before death just makes it all the more difficult. But for many family caregivers, that’s the reality they face, as more and more patients at…