Quality communication about end-of-life care ensures that medical treatments or interventions align with patients’ values and ...

Medicare acknowledges end-of-life planning as an important part of your healthcare. It has an “advance care planning” benefit, which a person can include as part of their annual wellness visit.

Life is full of developmental stages, from prenatal to early childhood, adolescence, and middle and late adulthood. What’s often left out of the equation is death and dying, according to Karen Wyatt, ...

For many people, death is an uncomfortable and anxiety-provoking topic. Conversations about dying may evoke fear, sadness, grief, and uncertainty. In some cultural and religious traditions, speaking ...

As individuals approach the final stage of life, medical needs shift from curative interventions to comfort, dignity, and meaning. End-of-life care (EOLC) focuses on alleviating pain, easing emotional ...