Judith Graham

An increasing number of older adults are living and dying alone, highlighting the need for physicians to address end-of-life care for patients without family or caregivers.

Esto es algo que se preguntan muchos adultos mayores que viven solos, una población que ya supera las 16 millones de personas y que sigue creciendo. Muchos cuentan con familiares o amigos. Pero otros no tienen ni pareja ni hijos; sus parientes viven lejos o están distanciados de los pocos familiares que les quedan. Algunos han perdido, por la edad o por enfermedades, a amigos muy queridos.

This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone.

Although hundreds of hospitals have "No one Dies Alone" programs, more people die at home now than in any other setting.

More than 15 million people 55 or older don’t have a spouse or biological children; nearly 2 million have no family members at all.

Some have no spouse or children, have relatives who live far away, are estranged from family members or have lost friends they depended on.

This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone.

This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone.

The magic of Berwick and its setting on England’s northernmost stretch of coast cast a spell on artist Mark McLaughlin and acted as inspiration for his latest work — Mythical Monsters of the Sea.