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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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