In December the New England Journal of Medicine reported that for the first time since the early 20 th Century, home has become the most common place of death among Americans dying of natural causes, while deaths in nursing homes and hospitals are in decline. On The Point, we talk with hospice professionals and end of life care givers about the realities of dying at home, what hospice care does and doesn’t provide, and efforts to create a community home for the living and dying in Provincetown.