A comparison of end-of-life care quality for Veterans receiving hospice in VA nursing homes and community nursing homes.

Melissa W WachtermanDawn SmithJoan G CarpenterHillary L GriffinJoshua ThorpeShelli L Feder Jillian Hoelter Mary J ErsekScott ShreveAnn Kutney-Lee

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)

Our findings document inadequacies in the quality of multiple aspects of EOL care provided to Veterans in CNH-based hospice and illuminate the urgent need for policy and practice interventions to improve this care.

Keyphrases

palliative care
healthcare
quality improvement
advanced cancer
mental health
public health
primary care
affordable care act
health insurance