Myth #1: Hospice care is only for those who have given up on life Hospice care is as much about how you want to live as it is about how you want to die. "At the end of life, the concept of hope often changes for people, and their hope shifts to other priorities like quality of life, comfort and peace," says Amy Tucci, the president and CEO of the Hospice Foundation of America. "They want to be around their loved ones and familiar possessions. And they want to have the best quality of life that they can. "A Good Life And A Good Death: How Palliative Care Is Changing Medicine SHOTS - HEALTH NEWSA good life and a good death: How palliative care is changing medicine Instead of focusing on curing an illness or prolonging death, the goal of care becomes to relieve symptoms and give patients the best quality of life they can have in their remaining days.
