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

Smith, Fran

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410468038 ISBN 13: 9781410468031

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2014

Synopsis

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.

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What You Need to Know Before You Need to Know It

There’s a quiet revolution happening in the way we die. 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 as a New Age indulgence or fringe religious practice, hospice has become a $14 billion-a-year business and arguably the most successful segment of health care in America. In Changing the Way We Die, award-winning journalists Fran Smith and Sheila Himmel investigate what hospice means to today’s aging population and their families. It’s the first book to take a sweeping look at the hospice landscape, reporting the stories of patients, caregivers and cutting-edge researchers, as well as the corporate giants that increasingly own this market.

More than 76 million baby boomers are starting to turn 65 and 97 percent of Americans want to be better informed about end-of-life care. Changing the Way We Die is a vital and uplifting resource for readers facing life’s most challenging moments.

About the Author:

COLEEN MARLO was named Publishers Weekly’s 2010 Audiobook Narrator of the Year. Marlo is a two-time nominee for the prestigious Audie® Award, and has received three Listen Up Awards from Publishers Weekly. She is a member of The Actors Studio.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1410468038
• ISBN 13: 9781410468031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 395