Palliative Care

These six papers need to be ready so everyone can rest a little easier.

Here’s how these two kinds of comfort care relate to one another.

In end-of-life discussions, humanity should be more important than efficiency.

This document allows family members to access your medical care information.

This directive specifies who can make medical decisions if you’re incapacitated.

This Is Terminal is a series dedicated to opening conversations around death and dying. In this interview, we learn from the unique perspective of Nikki Hernandez, a certified clinical aromatherapist who works with …

Today’s hospices are adding new therapies to bring their patients comfort and relief in their final days. One of these therapies is massage. We talked to Tami Legler-Roberts, a hospice …

It’s common for families to resist calling in hospice when a loved one is gravely ill. In many ways, though, calling hospice represents the first step in letting go.