Hospice Utilization Among Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities.
Beibei XiongShannon FreemanDavina BannerLina SpirgienePublished in: Journal of palliative care (2020)
Only a small proportion of residents in LTCFs received hospice care. Further investigation of standardized assessment of terminal status is needed as accuracy of end-stage diagnosis continues to be challenging and criteria for hospice eligibility are narrow. Special attention should be paid to improve access to hospice care among residents with dementia or other progressive chronic diseases with severe and complex clinical needs.