Carter Center: Former President Jimmy Carter in hospice care

The Carter Center said Saturday that former President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care.

The charity created by the 98-year-old former president said on Twitter that after a series of short hospital stays, Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention."

Carter, a Democrat, became the 39th U.S. president when he defeated former President Gerald R. Ford in 1976. The Carter Center, which the 39th president and the former first lady established after their one White House term.