News articles tagged with 'hospice'
For-profit hospice patients more likely to require lower skilled-care needs, longer lengths of stay
— 2 Feb 2011 16:49 | HealthAn examination of data from a nationally representative sample of patients discharged from hospices demonstrated that compared with nonprofit hospice agencies, for-profit hospices had…
Hospice care increasing for nursing home patients with dementia
— 15 Dec 2010 17:14 | HealthA new study of nursing home records shows more residents with dementia are seeking a hospice benefit and using it longer. The study also estimates that 40 percent of nursing home residents…
Palliative care for patients with dementia more available but still not adequate
— 16 Nov 2010 12:42 | HealthA new national survey conducted by researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute has found that while palliative care may be available for those with dementia, there…
New research shows disparities in hospice enrolment are not likely related to access
— 4 Nov 2010 13:33 | HealthResearchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that 98 percent of the U.S. population lives in communities within 60 minutes of a hospice provider, suggesting that disparities…
Patients with cancer who stop hospice care boost health-care costs
— 24 Sep 2010 11:21 | HealthResearchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that the costs of care for patients with cancer who disenrolled from hospice were nearly five times higher than for patients…
Death at home less distressing for cancer patients and families
— 15 Sep 2010 18:32 | HealthCancer patients who die in the hospital or an intensive care unit have worse quality of life at the end-of-life, compared to patients who die at home with hospice services, and their…
Medicare policy may account for growing length of hospice stays in nursing homes
— 10 Jul 2010 07:33 | HealthResearchers at Brown University have found that the length of an average Medicare-certified hospice stay in a nursing home has doubled during the last 10 years…
Black and Hispanic patients with heart failure less likely to use hospice
— 16 Mar 2010 03:26 | HealthBlack and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure appear less likely to receive hospice care than white patients with the same condition, according to a report in the March…
Hospice care under-used by many terminally ill patients, study finds
— 26 May 2009 11:57 | HealthHospice, a well-established approach to palliative care, has enabled countless people worldwide to die with dignity. Through focusing on the patient rather than the disease, individuals…
Doctors differ on whether hospices should follow CPR guidelines
— 27 Mar 2009 14:33 | HealthExperts in two papers published on bmj.com today disagree on whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines should apply to hospices…