Starter Kits The Conversation Project is dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end-of-life care. We developed the original Conversation Starter Kit as a useful tool to help people have conversations with their family members or other loved ones about their wishes regarding end-of-life care. Since then, we have translated the Starter KitContinue reading “Your wishes for end-of-life care”
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Patients who have cancer or dementia tend to receive more end-of-life care
Palliative care is an approach to treatment that focuses on easing symptoms, such as pain, and improving quality of life for people with life-threatening illnesses, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. It also aims to offer support to families and loved ones of the seriously ill person. Hospice care also offers similar assistanceContinue reading “Patients who have cancer or dementia tend to receive more end-of-life care”