Login / Signup

End-of-life care for homeless people in shelter-based nursing care settings: A retrospective record study.

Sophie I van DongenHanna T KlopBregje D Onwuteaka-PhilipsenAnke J E de VeerMarcel T SlockersIgor R van LaereAgnes van der HeideJudith A C Rietjens
Published in: Palliative medicine (2020)
End-of-life care for homeless persons residing in shelter-based nursing care settings is characterised and challenged by comorbidities, uncertain prognoses, complicated social circumstances and many transitions to other settings. Multilevel end-of-life care improvements, including increased interdisciplinary collaboration, are needed to reduce transitions and suffering of this vulnerable population at the end of life.
Keyphrases
  • mental illness
  • healthcare