Medicare's regulations for enrolling in hospice exclude many dementia patients who need it the most. LPettet/E+ via Getty Images Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for ...

While the hospice program was originally designed for patients with cancer, who are expected to die within six months, currently close to half of older adult hospice enrollees have a diagnosis of ...

When is someone with dementia ready for hospice care? Considered to be the model of quality and compassionate care for individuals facing a serious or life-limited illness or injury, the concept of ...

While the hospice program was originally designed for patients with cancer, who are expected to die within six months, currently close to half of older adult hospice enrollees have a diagnosis of ...

Policies that limit access to hospice care for dementia patients in nursing homes to save on costs may be doing the opposite, according to new research. While the cost savings for continual hospice ...

June 6 (UPI) --Hospice patients with dementia are more likely to experience better care and less anxiety than dementia patients not on hospice, according to a study released Monday by UC San Francisco ...

Hospice care aims to bring comfort, peace, and dignity to patients at the end of life. Yet for the growing number of Americans with dementia who enter hospice, their course is often long and ...

Hospice care aims to bring comfort, peace, and dignity to patients at the end of life. Yet for the growing number of Americans with dementia who enter hospice, their course is often long and ...

Despite a high likelihood of needing end-of-life care, patients with dementia who visit the emergency department typically transition to nonhospice settings and frequently return to the ED, according ...

The authors explored hospice clinician and caregiver perspectives on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and their management. BPSD are common and challenging, impacting both ...

A new study of more than 350,000 participants has confirmed earlier findings from smaller studies: loneliness increases the likelihood of dementia and hastens the onset of its symptoms. Dementia ...