National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Announced in 1978 by then President Jimmy Carter, November is a time to raise awareness about the importance of hospice and palliative care services, and to honor the caregivers and healthcare professionals who provide them. While HAPCM is a brief window of time meant to spotlight the importance of hospice and palliative care, helping the public understand the benefit of this type of serious-illness care and the