Hospice Utilization in Nursing Homes: Association With Facility End-of-Life Care Practices | Zendy

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Hospice Utilization in Nursing Homes: Association With Facility End-of-Life Care Practices

Author(s) -

Nan Tracy Zheng,

Dana B. Mukamel,

Thomas V. Caprio,

Helena Temkin–Greener

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gns153

Subject(s) - medicine , minimum data set , hospice care , family medicine , end of life care , nursing homes , psychological intervention , nursing , certification , gerontology , palliative care , political science , law

Hospice care provided to nursing home (NH) residents has been shown to improve the quality of end-of-life (EOL) care. However, hospice utilization in NHs is typically low. This study examined the relationship between facility self-reported EOL practices and residents' hospice use and length of stay.

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