Demystifying Hospice
Inside the Stories of Patients and Caregivers
داستانهای بیماران و مراقبان
گزارش تخلف
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- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
October 1, 2018
Hospice is extraordinary! With this opening line, Clayton, a social worker and sociologist, declares her advocacy. In what she calls a gentle book about a difficult subject, she spells out the benefits of compassionate care for people who can't get more curative treatment, or who don't want more of it. Clayton explains that the word hospice comes from the same root as hospitality, and in medieval times, hospices were places of rest and shelter for weary travelers. She also talks about finances. Medicare and Medicaid cover six months of care. Yet in 2016, the average length of stay for the 1.43 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in one of the 4,382 Medicare-certified U.S. hospices was just 72 days. About a third of hospice patients waited until the last week of their lives to use these centers. Clayton offers useful advice, including good tips on how to make last days more pleasant for both the patient and caregivers. Deepened by Clayton's feeling that it is an honor to find ways to help people say goodbye to their loved ones, this guide is invaluable.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)
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