Keywords
anti-ageism, social work, hospice, end-of-life care
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Disciplines
Geriatrics | Palliative Care | Social Work
Abstract
This chapter explores end-of-life issues and concerns as well as the hospice movement’s role in assisting terminally ill individuals. Specific social work assessment and interventions tools are offered considered as well as controversial issues in end-of-life care.
Original Citation
This chapter is part of an in-progress open textbook, with the working title Anti-Ageism Social Work; Lihua Huang, Sally Pelon, and Scott Berlin, eds.
ScholarWorks Citation
Pelon, Sally; Youker, Brandon; and Leon, M. Paola, "Chapter 14: Hospice and End-of-Life Care" (2019). Books and Contributions to Books. 1.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/sw_books/1
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Geriatrics Commons, Palliative Care Commons, Social Work Commons
