The American Hospice Foundation (AHF) closed its doors in June 2014. For over 20 years, AHF worked to improve access to quality hospice care through public education, professional …

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Hospice offers comprehensive, state-of-the-art care and support for persons with life-limiting illnesses and those who love them. You may have heard that there is a whole team of …

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When it is not possible for hospice patients to die at home, they can receive inpatient hospice care in special inpatient units or hospice-contracted beds in hospitals or nursing homes.

Hospice professionals know that serious illness affects the whole family. You can be assured that hospice will be attentive to your family’s needs as they meet the demands of caregiving; …

Until hospice quality data is readily and easily available to all of us, the experts at American Hospice Foundation have pulled together some tips for choosing the most appropriate …

The American Hospice Foundation’s mission is to spread the hospice message in local communities and across the country. This is the message of hope that a dignified death at …

In addition to intervening with providers and the community, each Latino family with a terminally ill member may need individual assistance negotiating hospice decisions and hospice care. This …

This is just one story of hospice care at home. Each patient’s and family’s experience will be different depending on their circumstances. If you decide to receive hospice care, they will talk …