by Lizzy Miles Sometimes when we encourage patients to complete a Health Care Power of Attorney (HCPOA), the patient declines the offer based on mistaken assumptions they have about the document. We never want to push a patient into doing something they don’t want to do, however, sometimes

by Hospice Physician “Let me know if I can do anything.” How many times have we uttered that sentence when a friend, distant relative or a colleague has informed us they have suffered a loss of a loved one? Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure most of us mean it and it seems like the right

by Lauren Drew Inquiries have been coming in to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization asking for an explanation of what is included in Comfort Care. It has been

Frances Shani Parker, Author Did you know that malnutrition is one of the most important conditions that negatively affect the health of older adults? This is especially true with those who have dementia. In a study of nutritional status

Frances Shani Parker, Author African Americans have a long history of valid reasons to distrust America’s healthcare system, particularly regarding medical research. Incidents go far beyond the well known Tuskegee Institute Syphilis Experiment, in which the