Geriatrics & Aging

Geriatric Medicine and End of life care

Older people often live with one or more chronic illnesses and need a lot of care for days, weeks, and even months before death. End of life care used to describe the support and medical care given during the time surrounding death, not only of patients in the final hours or days of their lives, but more broadly care of all those with a terminal illness or terminal disease condition that has become advanced, progressive and incurable.