Cruel and Inefficient: The Difficulty of Aging and Dying Well in America
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James Sheridan Wood 1931-2019 Died peacefully in hospice May 22, 2019 after a long struggle by his family to get him end-of-life care in the U.S. health care system. I wish I could write about the spiritual and emotional meaningfulness … Continue reading

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“More an Inmate Than a Patient…”: check out this consideration of autonomy and long-term care settings
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Bioethicists have long been alert to the delicate dance of preserving patient autonomy in long-term residential care settings such as nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, and other institutional settings where patients may reside for extended periods of time in the U.S. … Continue reading

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