Health
How can medicine’s most compassionate arm thrive in pandemic times?
APRIL 10, 2020 | By Grace Birnstengel
Caregiving
A retired pastor and current hospice worker shares important observations
JUNE 18, 2019 | By Larry Patten
The Oscar-nominated documentary also spotlights palliative and hospice care
APRIL 9, 2019 | By Deborah Quilter
Appropriate cards are tough to find, so here's advice from end-of-life experts
MARCH 6, 2019 | By Kevyn Burger
An innovative Medicare program could get more people to seek hospice sooner
DECEMBER 21, 2018 | By Debbie Reslock
Sponsored
The case for demanding end-of-life care that meets our needs
DECEMBER 18, 2018 | By Amy Berman
The difference between where Americans would prefer to die and where they do
DECEMBER 6, 2018 | By Bill Ward
Important questions to consider before you arrive at a decision
DECEMBER 3, 2018 | By Liz Seegert
Know what's offered so you can make informed decisions ahead of time
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 | By John F. Wasik
Money & Policy
The author of 'Navigating Your Later Years for Dummies' busts them
OCTOBER 18, 2018 | By Carol Levine
The soon-to-be law reduces the risk that families will misuse them
OCTOBER 11, 2018 | By Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News
The fleeting turnaround before death is a little-understood marvel
AUGUST 24, 2018 | By Grace Birnstengel
Hospice massage was once distrusted, but now helps thousands die comfortably
AUGUST 14, 2018 | By Bill Ward
Advocates create innovative programs to help inmates at the end of life
AUGUST 3, 2018 | By Celia Heudebourg
Caregivers should know what hospice involves and how to navigate the decision
AUGUST 1, 2018 | By John F. Wasik
A new investigation paints a harrowing picture of hospice patients left for dead
OCTOBER 27, 2017 | By Grace Birnstengel
Living
Slideshow
Scenes from a loved one's final days can be moving and meaningful
AUGUST 15, 2017 | By Kevyn Burger
The results are better quality of life, longer life and health-care savings
JUNE 12, 2017 | By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News
For many ailing people, their pet is their life, experts say
MAY 26, 2017 | By Kim Painter
The treatment can also ease isolation and help with pain, advocates say
FEBRUARY 7, 2017 | By Bill Ward
Patience, asking for help and good humor can lead to a successful recovery
Special Report
We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.
This special report includes storytelling, news and information about health care for older adults in rural areas
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