Bridging care and support: Social services in hospice

Affiliations

¹ College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
² Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University, WA, USA.

Editorial

M Courtney Hughes et al. Palliat Care Soc Pract. 2025.

. 2025 Oct 14:19:26323524251386063.

doi: 10.1177/26323524251386063. eCollection 2025.

¹ College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
² Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University, WA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: caregiver training; counseling; homemaking; hospice; legal assistance; meals; personal care; respite; social services; transportation.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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