Tag: Hospices
Many Obese Patients Not Getting Optimal Hospice Care
And those who do get end-of-life services have fewer days than normal-weight patients
Hospice Care Doesn’t Up Costs for Nursing Home Decedents
For long-stay nursing home decedents, use of hospice doesn't increase costs in last 6 months of life
Similar, Longer Survival for Cancer Patients Who Die at Home
In days' and weeks' prognosis groups, survival significantly longer for patients who died at home
Variation in Hospice Visits in Last Two Days of Life
Visits less likely when beneficiary is black, dying on a Sunday, receiving care in nursing home
Families Prefer Hospice Over Hospital for Dying Relatives
Earlier hospice enrollment important area to focus on to improve the quality of end-of-life cancer care
ER-Initiated Palliative Care Consult Ups QoL in Advanced CA
Improvement in quality of life; trend toward longer median estimate of survival
Lower Hospital Costs Tied to Palliative Care Consult
Greater cost savings for cancer patients with more comorbidities
Dying at Home Brings More Peace Without More Pain
Patients and loved ones find greater comfort spending final days together in familiar place
Older Cancer Patients Heavily Use Health Care Services
Regardless of chemo intensity, palliative care, hospice rarely used with acute myeloid leukemia
Hospice May Help Surviving Spouse Cope With Death
Study suggests improved coping for those whose loved ones had end-of-life care
