Based on Palliative Medicine, this site offers information related to both aging and the end-of-life, and particularly for people with incurable or life-limiting diseases.

The purpose of the information is to allow patients and families to make better decisions about their healthcare.  I frequently hear from families, “If I had known ‘X’ would happen, I would have chosen ‘Y’ instead.”  Many people do not realize they always have choices.  The underlying premise of good healthcare is that sufficiently credible information will enable people to make more satisfying choices, especially if their goal is to live more comfortably and reduce suffering.

Therefore, I hope that you will find the information here to be easily understood and more helpful regarding the risks and benefits of your options so that you may reach your healthcare goals.

To help readers find what they are looking for, the Articles are also grouped into the categories Nursing Home Care, Health Care Goals, Hospice, Nearing Death, Pain And Symptom Control, Risk And Informed Consent.

For more information about Palliative Care, in particular, see the article Making Choices – Choosing Comfort (Palliative Care) When There is no Cure, the FAQ’s, or go to the Palliative Medicine Information website.

Future Updates:The information articles (most
of which are provided by our palliative care team to patients and their families),
and the FAQ’s, etc, will be updated as new evidence becomes available; or as my
editorial perspective changes, or as my “editorial board advises”; and the date will
be noted at the bottom.