Race, Ethnicity, and Other Risks for Live Discharge Among Hospice Patients with Dementia.
Elizabeth A LuthDavid J RussellAbraham A BrodyRitchell DignamSara J CzajaMiriam RyvickerKathryn H BowlesHolly G PrigersonPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)
To avoid burdensome and disruptive transitions out of hospice in patients with dementia, interventions to reduce live discharge due to condition stabilization or failure to decline should be tailored to meet the needs of African American, Hispanic, and home hospice patients. Policies regarding sustained hospice eligibility should account for the variable and protracted end-of-life trajectory of patients with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:551-558, 2020.