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

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.