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What is hospice care, and how should a family prepare for it?

Published March 22, 2023 at 4:01 AM EDT
FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter sits on the Atlanta Falcons bench before the first half of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Diego Chargers, Oct. 23, 2016, in Atlanta. Carter has entered home hospice care after a series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, that Carter, 98, 鈥渄ecided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.鈥�
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Former President Jimmy Carter on Oct. 23, 2016, in Atlanta. Carter has entered home hospice care after a series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, that Carter, 98, "decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention."

Former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care in February. The Carter Center announced he had decided to forgo further medical treatment and would be cared for at his home in Georgia.

Carter's decision has been hailed for how it鈥檚 brought attention to a way for patients to live their lives most fully while facing the inevitability of death. On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss end of life care with a local hospice provider and with former Cincinnati vice mayor Christopher Smitherman whose wife Pamela passed away under hospice care.

Guests:

  • Gayle Mattson, president and CEO,
  • Christopher Smitherman, former Cincinnati vice mayor

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