As of Feb. 18, former United States President Jimmy Carter has been recieving hospice care at his home in Plains, Ga.
“After a series of short hospital stays, former US 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 Carter Center released in a statement. “He has the full support of his family and his medical team.”
The oldest living US President in history at 98 years old, and with the longest retirement of 42 years, Carter has survived multiple health scares including metastatic brain cancer, which he beat in 2015, and brain surgery in 2019.
His health, however, has been declining for many years up to this point, which ultimately resulted in the choice for at-home hospice care.
The 39th president championed human rights throughout the world during his presidency.
Some of his significant foreign policies during his administration include the Panama Canal treaties and the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
Before his presidency, Carter attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, recieving a bachelor’s from the United States Naval Academy in 1946.
He eventually resigned his naval commission and returned to Georgia with his family following the death of his father in 1953.
It was here when he became a “leader of the community,” per the Jimmy Carter Library. He served on many county boards and won election to the Georgia Senate in 1962, becoming Georgia’s governor later in 1971 and elected US present five years later.
Following his presidency, Carter founded the Carter Center with his wife, Rosalynn Carter, to continue his passion for advancing world peace and health for the disadvantaged.
“They are at peace–and as always–their home is full of love,” said Jason Carter, the former presidents grandson, in a CNN interview.