The experience of Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter helps widen the perception of hospice
12/30/23 at 03:55 AM
The experience of Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter helps widen the perception of hospice
By Heath Bartness
Twin Cities Pioneer Press
December 28, 2023
In 2023 the public benefited from the willingness of President Jimmy Carter and his family to openly share their health updates. Hospice care has gotten a renewed focus, and the Carters’ end-of-life journey is illuminating a complicated story of hospice use in the United States. Different sides of the same coin, the hospice experiences of President and Mrs. Carter are kindling a much-needed conversation around this underused service. ... Barriers to hospice care are not so much financial or geographical. In many ways, the greatest barrier to hospice is emotional.