Palliative care

Black and Latino adults are less likely than whites to be aware that hospice is a benefit under Medicare.

Home health and hospice providers slammed the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Friday for playing Grinch in its recommendations to cut base payment rates for both home health and hospice agencies...

Canada could provide a roadmap for the United States as it moves more healthcare into the home

Home healthcare organizations considering adding a transitional palliative care program should first evaluate their current census.

When it comes to end-of-life care, Debra Parker Oliver,  PhD, knows a thing or two. She not only analyzes the field as a professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, but she also...

A new screening tool can determine within seconds which patients might benefit from palliative care discussions.

Hospice strutted its stuff recently with “Glow: More Than a Runway,” a fashion show to raise awareness about World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on Oct. 8.

Older adults can age successfully in a wide range of care settings as long as they are engaged, eat nutritious meals and live in an adaptive environment

Patients with chronic heart failure who received collaborative home-based palliative care were more likely to die at home, rather than in a hospital, according to new research.

Severe breathlessness may serve as a telltale sign that a referral is urgently needed, investigators say.