Changing the Way We Die: Compassionate End-Of-Life Care and the Hospice Movement Paperback - 2013 - 1st Edition
by Fran Smith; Sheila Himmel
From the rear cover
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.
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- Title Changing the Way We Die: Compassionate End-Of-Life Care and the Hospice Movement
- Author Fran Smith; Sheila Himmel
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viva Editions
- Date 2013-11
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781936740512 / 1936740516
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Death/Dying
- Topical: Health & Fitness
- Library of Congress subjects Death, Hospice care - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013026584
- Dewey Decimal Code 616.029
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Citations
- Booklist, 12/01/2013, Page 14
- Foreword, 01/16/2014, Page 0
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