Wayland Town Crier 9/16/10: Wayside Hospice provides peace of mind. According to Cindy Mayher, CEO of Parmenter Community Health Care in Wayland, 38 percent of Americans die in hospice care. Considering the myths, misperceptions and resistance that surround the hospice movement – and the fact that it is a relative newcomer to the health care industry in the U.S. – that number seems surprisingly high.