Hospice

Duration: 13

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1978

Creator: carousel

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents a documentary on Hillhaven Hospice in Tucson, Ariz., to determine how care for the terminally ill differs from conventional hospital treatment. Includes information on the function, staffing, and costs of the hospice, as well as the views of staff members and patients. , In Tucson, Arizona, the Hillhaven Hospice is experimenting with making life as easy as possible for terminally ill patients. While members of the immediate family are prepared for the inevitable, the patient is encouraged by the staff to pursue an active lifestyle in the facility's homelike atmosphere. Produced by CBS News.

Complete Record: Presents a documentary on Hillhaven Hospice in Tucson, Ariz., to determine how care for the terminally ill differs from conventional hospital treatment. Includes information on the function, staffing, and costs of the hospice, as well as the views of staff members and patients. , Examines the Hospice, a new concept in caring for the terminally ill, whose philosophy is to try to make the patient's life as easy as possible, free of physical and emotional pain, with constant care and attention given in a home-like atmosphere to encourage patients to live their lives to the fullest. Features the staff of Hillhaven Hospice in Tucson, Arizona, explaining how they try to help their patients on a day-to-day basis with special medical and therapeutic care. Interviews Connie Gunther, a patient at Hillhaven for over a year, who describes how she was helped in her personal struggles., , In Tucson, Arizona, the Hillhaven Hospice is experimenting with making life as easy as possible for terminally ill patients. While members of the immediate family are prepared for the inevitable, the patient is encouraged by the staff to pursue an active lifestyle in the facility's homelike atmosphere. Produced by CBS News.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.