Hospice & Palliative Care
Navigating hospice and palliative care can feel overwhelming, but understanding your options can bring comfort and clarity. This section explores what hospice and palliative care really mean, how they aid patients and families, and the treatments and therapies that may be involved. You’ll also find helpful information on costs, caregiving, and common myths; helping you feel more prepared and cared for every step of the way.

What Are Hospice and Palliative Care?
How Are Patients With Dementia Certified and Recertified for Hospice?
How Long Can Someone With Dementia Receive Hospice Benefits?
Fraud and Lax Oversight Plague California’s Hospice Industry

Caring for a Dying Loved One? Be Gentle With Yourself.
What Is the Difference Between For-Profit and Nonprofit Hospice Providers?

Explore National End-of-Life Events Network
What Questions Should I Ask When Choosing a Hospice Program?

Gone From My Sight
Is There a Limit to How Long My Loved One Can Be on Hospice?

Dear Life by Rachel Clark

What Is Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care?
How Do I Know When Someone Is Ready for Hospice?

Who Guides Hospice Volunteers?
What Is Medicare Care Compare? Does Medicare Rank Hospice Providers?

What Is Songs for Life?
What is the Threshold Choir? An Interview with Kate Munger

How Do I Find a Hospice Program?

Who Pays for Palliative Care?
How Do You Use Healing Harp Music with a Seriously Ill Loved One?

Does Medicaid Cover Hospice Care?

Our Selection of Films to Heal by

Are U.S. Hospice Care Providers Falling Short?
Who Pays for Hospice Care?

Hospitals Expanding Access To Hospice
Are Patients Ever Discharged From Hospice While Still Alive?
For-Profit Hospice Facilities More Likely to Overbill Medicare

Finding the Right Hospice Is Easier Than Ever

How Can Families Prevent Caregiver Burnout?

How Does Hospice Benefit Patient Families?

When Is the Right Time for Hospice Care?

Alan Lee Takes Photos of Hospice Life
Does Hospice Offer Integrative or Alternative Therapies?
What Are Some Unique Challenges to Providing Hospice Care to People With Intellectual Disabilities?

What Programs or Benefits Does Hospice Offer Veterans?
Do Hospice Providers Offer Inclusive Care for Those Who Identify as LGBTQ+?

What Does a Hospice Social Worker Do?
How Do Hospice Providers Address Diversity, Equality and Inclusion?

What Is the Role of a Death Doula?
“Dressing” by Sarah Ruhl
How Did Palliative Care Evolve?

Can I Receive Palliative Care at Home?
A Beloved Bedside Book

The Nurse with the Purple Hair
Can I Get Curative Treatment for My Illness While on Hospice?
Study Finds Hearing Remains Active Close to Death

