The latest Consumer Reports takes on end-of-life care and recommends that families steer away from newer, for-profit hospices. The move is sure to rattle the hospice industry, much of which consists of, well, newer, for-profit outfits. Part of the “Business of Dying” series.
IRELAND – Ireland supposedly ‘does death well’. But a new survey suggests that it’s a modern taboo – and that end-of-life care in
Seventy-five. That’s how long I want to live: 75 years. This preference drives my daughters and my brothers crazy. My loving friends think I am crazy. They think that I can’t mean what I say; that I haven’t thought clearly about this, because there is so much in the world to see and do.
TN – Before she died, Theresa and Raphael’s mother created a video message to comfort her children, remind them of her everlasting love, and assure them that everything is as it should be. It is one of four digital stories created as a UT College of Nursing pilot research project.
USA – Once upon a time, people died in their homes. Up until the time of death they were cared for by friends, family members,
