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Vote End-of-life care documentation program yields care benefits for nursing home residents, study finds www.mcknights.com — Nursing home residents who fill out forms through a certain end-of-life care documentation program are more likely to receive the care they request than those with only a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order, according to a new study. Tags: End of Life Care Hospice Nursing Homes 1 point, submitted 2 months ago by Matt Johnson 0 comments
Vote End-of-life care communication, patient assessments need improvement, researchers say www.mcknights.com — Between 10% and 12% of the entire U.S. healthcare budget is spent treating patients during their last year of life. Despite the amount, a number of improvements that could be made to end-of-life care, according to a new report. Tags: End of Life Care 1 point, submitted 2 months ago by Matt Johnson 34 comments
Vote Study: End-of-life care plans ease relatives' depression, stress www.mcknights.com — Relatives of elderly patients nearing the end of life experience less stress and depression if their loved one has made his or her end-of-life care wishes known, a new study finds. Tags: End of Life Care Hospice 1 point, submitted 5 months ago by Matt Johnson 0 comments
Vote Less than 20% of nursing homes have end-of-life care programs www.mcknights.com — Fewer than one in five nursing homes provide end-of-life care services, according to new research from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. Tags: End of Life Care 1 point, submitted 8 months ago by Matt Johnson 0 comments

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