Changing the Way We Die: Compassionate End-of-Life Care and the Hospice Movement (Thorndike Press Large Print Health, Home & Learning)

There’s a quiet revolution happening: almost half of all Americans now die in hospice care, often at home, and a vast industry has sprung up to meet the growing demand. Once viewed with suspicion, hospice has become a $14 billion-a-year business and arguably the most successful segment of American health care. Award-winning journalists Fran Smith and Sheila Himmel take a sweeping look at what hospice means today....

By Fran Smith
Series: Thorndike Press Large Print Health, Home & Learning
Hardcover: 395 pages
Publisher: Thorndike Press; Large Print edition (May 9, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1410468038
ISBN-13: 978-1410468031
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 4397229
Format: PDF Text djvu book

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This book gives good info re:history of hospice in US, but I found myself skimming forward to case studies. Having worked for our local hospice for 8 years, I was already familiar with some of the background information. I hear lots of ads on radio

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