For the woman who wanted to visit the beach but travel was impossible, employees of Carroll Hospice turned a room into a sandy getaway. For the man who likely would not live to see his granddaughter ...

Dear Carol: I’m crushed and uncertain how to move forward. My wife, 74, has spent years battling cancer with some success and a reasonable quality of life. Now, the disease has taken over her body and ...

November is National Hospice Palliative Care Month. Fortunately or unfortunately, however you choose to look at it, I had a personal experience with hospice this month. The word "hospice" can refer to ...

Nadine Arndt watched as a caregiver from Heartland Hospice lifted up her dying mother, Sylvia Owens. The caregiver held Owens' fragile body in her arms. Owens responded to the embrace. "Sylvia, it ...

When hospice has become an option for people who have a life-limiting disease, many are not aware of the extent of the services provided under hospice to both the patient and the family members. The ...

As patients near the end of life with a terminal diagnosis, some may decided they will seek medical care only for comfort and not to cure an illness. Care for comfort, rather than a cure is ...

People play many roles in life, some chosen and some not. We often expect to play the role of father, mother, husband or wife — but the role of a caregiver is often one not truly understood until you ...