Introduction: Old Age and Care Near the End of Life
By Diane E. Meier and R. Sean Morrison

Pain and Suffering at the End of Life for Older Patients and Their Families
By Betty R. Ferrell and Tami Borneman

Working in the Dark: The State of Palliative Care for Patients with Severe Dementia
By David Casarett and Jason Karlawish

Decisions at the End of Life: Cultural Considerations Beyond Medical Ethics
By James Hallenbeck and Mary K. Goldstein

Looking Beyond the Law to Improve End-of-Life Care
By Connie Zuckerman

Sexuality in the Nursing Home: Iatrogenic Loneliness
By Steven H. Miles and Kara Parker

Caring for Caregivers of Frail Elders at the End of Life
By Mathy Mezey, Lois L. Miller, and Lori Linton-Nelson

The Problem isn't Payment: Medicare and the Reform of End-of-Life Care
By Bruce C. Vladeck

When a Patient Requests Help Committing Suicide
By Diane E. Meier, Hattie Myers, and Philip R. Muskin

Coping with Death: Anticipatory Grief and Bereavement
By Felice Zilberfein

Addressing End-of-Life Issues: Spirituality and Inner Life
By Paul Wink

Death and Dying in the 1990s: Intimations of Reality and Immortality
By Joseph J. Fins

Training Advanced Practice Palliative Care Nurses
By Deborah Witt Sherman

Training Physicians in Palliative Care
By J. Cameron Muir, Lisa M. Krammer, and Charles F. von Gunten

Palliative Care in the Nursing Home
By Timothy J. Keay