Jimmy Carter to receive hospice care

Former President Jimmy Carter has decided to receive hospice care after several short hospital stays, according to a statement from the Carter Center Saturday.

"After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention," the statement reads. "He has the full support of his family and his medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers."

Carter, the 39th president, turned 98 in October. He survived a brain cancer diagnosis in 2015 and a serious fall at home in 2019.

Carter won the 1976 presidential election after beginning the campaign as a little-known Democratic Georgia governor. He went on to defeat President Gerald Ford in the general election.

He served a single term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980.

After his presidency, Carter founded The Carter Center alongside his wife, Rosalynn Carter.

In recent years, Carter has kept a low public profile due to the pandemic but has continued to speak out about risks to democracy.