Black and white proxy experiences and perceptions that influence advanced dementia care in nursing homes: The ADVANCE study.

Ellen P McCarthyRuth Palan LopezMeghan HendricksenKathleen M MazorAshley RoachAnita Hendrix RogersFayron EppsKimberly S JohnsonHarriet AkunorSusan L Mitchell

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

This report refuted commonly held assumptions about religiosity and spirituality as drivers of racial variations in advanced dementia care and revealed several actionable facility-level factors, which may help reduce these variations.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mild cognitive impairment
palliative care
cognitive impairment
quality improvement
mental health
pain management
long term care