Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care due to a string of recent hospital visits, as confirmed in a statement released Saturday by The Carter Center. After turning 98 years old last year, Carter expressed his desire to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of other medical approaches. The Carter Center emphasized the support of his family and medical team in this decision.

Prior to the announcement, President Carter made an appearance at an NFL game in Atlanta in 2018. While the president remains in hospice care, updates to the story will follow. It is likely his condition will significantly decline in the coming days, as the nature of hospice care for an individual of his age is to help make him comfortable and ease his passing. Carter has long been praised for his efforts in curtailing world hunger, as well as his contributions to the promotion of peace in the Middle East and promotion of human rights