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As members of the baby-boom generation enter their retirement years, awareness is growing of the importance of palliative care for older patients with chronic illnesses, and how planning can clarify difficult end-of-life decisions.<\/p>\n

Palliative care is a branch of medicine that focuses on providing relief from the pain and stress of chronic illness. Doctors may be primary care physicians with a specialty in palliative care and may work together with nurses and social workers to improve patients’ quality of life.<\/p>\n

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that palliative care could not only improve the quality of life for patients, but could result in them living longer. Some evidence indicates that palliative care early on can reduce the amount of time spent in an intensive care unit when admitted to a hospital and can cut medical costs.<\/p>\n

According to New York City’s Center to Advance Palliative Care, there are about (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As members of the baby-boom generation enter their retirement years, awareness is growing of the importance of palliative care for older patients with chronic illnesses, and how planning can clarify difficult end-of-life decisions. Palliative care is a branch of medicine…<\/span><\/p>\n

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