Many people think that hospice is a place; however, hospice is actually a specialized type of care for individuals with a terminal or life-limiting illnesses. Hospice patients receive care wherever ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- John Robinson is an award-winning hospice nurse at Amedisys Hospice. "Hospice is probably the ultimate nursing experience for a health care worker," he says. "This is a 24 hours a ...

After a half-century as a Medicare benefit, hospice care still has had only limited success in improving the quality of patients’ lives as they approach their deaths. While more people are enrolling ...

Working in the nursing field is both rewarding and challenging, and never was this truer than for those who work as hospice nurses. People who pursue this career often see it as a calling, a job ...

Visiting nurses say they don't expect to get paid as much as hospital nurses, but they want the same percentage raise. Both ...

After working for more than 30 years in the field of hospice nursing – exploring roles across specialties, including patient services, operations and management – I can confidently say that hospice ...

There are many treatments available for multiple myeloma, as well as clinical trials. Yet sometimes, patients get to a point where their disease no longer responds to any treatment. They may decide ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Town of Chapin announced Wednesday that Mayor Al Koon will soon enter hospice care. In a Facebook ...