{"id":9773,"date":"2019-12-10T17:43:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T17:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salushomecare.com\/los-angeles\/?p=9773"},"modified":"2025-05-16T09:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T09:13:56","slug":"quality-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salushomecare.com\/los-angeles\/blog\/quality-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Quality of life is something that we often talk about. It\u2019s important, as it\u2019s the standard of health, happiness and comfort that we set for ourselves as we make important life decisions. However, when it comes to quality of death<\/a>, this is a topic that we often avoid. This makes sense, as talking about the end of life isn\u2019t comfortable, and the idea of death itself can be quite scary. We often push these conversations under the rug for as long as possible. However, this sometimes means that we can reach a point where it\u2019s too late to take meaningful steps. Through knowledge, we can recognize how important this topic is in easing the transition from life to death.\u00a0
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What is Quality of Death<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What do we mean when we talk about quality of death? These are the elements that make up our preferences about how care is managed and how our life is lived when death is near. While there are certain preferences that individuals express, most people share remarkably similar ideas about what quality of death means. When polled about their preferences for the end stage of life<\/a>, most indicate that a \u201cgood death\u201d would include the following:\u00a0
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