Dying with dignity. Sun city choice
Description
In this program, NewsHour correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on life and death in Sun City, Arizona, a vibrant retirement community where hospice is the preferred form of end-of-life care. Dartmouth Medical School's John Wennberg and others consider the desire of many senior citizens with terminal illnesses to make peace with death rather than fight it. They also confront the fact that statistics show no direct correlation between costly ICU interventions and patient longevity. As America's elderly population doubles over the next 35 years, will more seniors opt for meeting the end in the Sun City way?
Runtime
15 min
Subjects
- Adulthood (96)
- Ageism (40)
- Terminal care (54)
- Older people (270)
- Social medicine (64)
- Ethics (196)
- Public health (338)
- Aging (259)
- Social work with older people (25)
- Health planning (100)
- Philosophy (274)
- Age discrimination (34)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c1999
Database
Films on Demand
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