For Older Patients, an ‘Afterworld’ of Hospital Care
The facility is called an L.T.C.H., a long-term care hospital (also known as a long-term acute care hospital). It’s where patients often land when an ordinary hospital is ready to discharge them, often after a stay in intensive care. But these patients are still too...
When Seniors Move to Assisted Living, Caregivers Benefit Too
It’s no secret unpaid family caregivers are suffering. In fact, research shows the burden of care negatively impacts the social and physical well-being of caregivers. As people age, most of them will likely pass the weighty mantle of caregiving to a family member....
Why Are We in Denial About Death?
Physicians and family members must find the courage and compassion to talk about dying before it’s too late.
Disability: a welfarist approach
In this paper, we offer a new account of disability. According to our account, some state of a person’s biology or psychology is a disability if that state makes it more likely that a person’s life will get worse, in terms of his or her own wellbeing, in a... A life worth giving?
When is it permissible to allow a newborn infant to die on the basis of their future quality of life? The prevailing official view is that treatment may be withdrawn only if the burdens in an infant’s future life outweigh the benefits. In this paper I outline...Top Posts
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