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Jimmy Carter 'Happy' in At-Home Hospice Care as 99th Birthday Nears
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 29, 2023
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Former President Jimmy Carter turned quite a few heads last week when he made a surprise visit to the Plains Peanut Festival in Georgia.
Carter, who turns 99 on Sunday, decided back in February “to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice ca...
Former President Jimmy Carter in Good Spirits 3 Months Into Hospice Care
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 24, 2023
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Former President Jimmy Carter continues to be in good spirits and to enjoy his favorite peanut butter ice cream at home, three months after he began hospice care.
The 98-y...
What Exactly Is Hospice Care?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 1, 2023
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When former President Jimmy Carter recently entered home hospice care after many years of cancer treatment, it was an invitation for families across America to consider how they would like to spend their final days.
For-Profit Hospices Often Deliver Worse Care: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 27, 2023
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Patients spending the end of their lives in for-profit hospices receive substantially worse care than those who are in nonprofit hospices, a new study claims.
To come to that conclusion, RAND Corp. researchers analyzed surveys completed by people whose loved ones had sp...
Few Countries Do Well Caring for the Dying
- Robert Preidt
- January 21, 2022
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Americans don't like to dwell on dying, so maybe it isn't surprising that compared to other nations, the United States does just a middling job of providing a good death.
The United States ranked in the middle of 81 countries rated on how well their health care systems p...
Family Members Are Swiping Hospice Patients' Painkillers: Study
- Steven Reinberg
- February 11, 2020
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In another sign of just how bad the U.S. opioid abuse epidemic has become, a new study finds family members often steal painkillers from dying relatives in hospice care.
In a survey of 371 hospices, 31% reported at least one case in which drugs were taken from a ...
Hospital-Level Care in Your Home? It Could Be the Future
- Amy Norton
- December 16, 2019
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The days of old-fashioned house calls may be over, but there is a growing trend toward providing some hospital care in the comfort of patients' homes. Now, a new study suggests it might end up being cheaper and, in some respects, better than traditional hospital care.
<...More Americans Are Now Dying at Home Rather Than the Hospital
- Dennis Thompson
- December 11, 2019
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Most folks would prefer a peaceful death at home, in familiar surroundings with the company of their loved ones.
Now, for the first time in a century, there's a rise in the likelihood of those dying wishes to be honored.
Home has now surpassed the hospital ...
More Patients With Heart Disease Die at Home Than in Hospital
- Robert Preidt
- October 17, 2019
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Nearly a third of U.S. heart patients die at home, which is more than the number who die in the hospital, according to a new study.
Researchers examined data on more than 12 million heart disease patients who died between 2003 and 2017. They looked at whether the dea...
Many Female Health Care Workers Make Poverty-Level Wages: Study
- Serena Gordon
- January 10, 2019
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Every day they help feed, bathe and care for the frailest Americans. But female health care workers in the United States often get shortchanged on wages and health insurance, a new study finds.
In fact, about one-third of female health care workers made less than $1...