For many patients and loved ones, hospice care often triggers feelings of shock, sadness or overwhelmingness. While end-of-life care is indeed for terminally ill patients, it doesn't mean death is ...

A level of care in senior living refers to the amount of medical and personal support a resident needs daily. Levels of care can range from independent living to skilled nursing care or ...

Kindred Hospitals, a national network of long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), provide specialized treatment and rehabilitation for medically complex patients. LTACHs are equipped to treat many of ...

Some parts of the United States acknowledge three levels of trauma centers, while others acknowledge five levels. Level 1 trauma is for the most serious injuries, where trauma is often large and ...

Respiratory and heart problems are the top reasons children are admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in the U.S. (Photo Credit: Monkey Business Images/Dreamstime) What is the PICU? The ...