Hospice care is a special kind of care that focuses on the quality of life and symptom management of someone with a terminal illness. Patients and their families can opt for hospice care when a cure isn’t an option, and the patient has a prognosis of six months or...
Palliative care has its roots established in hospice care; however, it wasn’t until 1990 that the World Health Organization recognized palliative care as a separate entity. Ten years later, palliative care really took off in hospitals across the United State. Today,...
