Hospice care includes end-of-life planning

ASK THE DOCTORS

Dear Doctors: Our grandfather is 84 and has prostate cancer. He has been declining and has asked to stop treatment.

He and his doctors decided that he will begin hospice care. What happens in hospice care? How do you choose a provider? We hope this can be done at home.

Dear Reader: When someone lives with a serious illness, they are faced with an ongoing series of decisions regarding …