title: Special care hospice units in nursing homes.
abstract: The emergence of hospice care in the nursing home is a trend about which we have virtually no information. As a first step to a more comprehensive examination of this phenomenon, we provide a descriptive analysis of nursing homes that contain special care hospice units and a preliminary analysis of the determinants of nursing homes with special care hospice units. We found that being small, being a proprietary facility, being part of a chain, and being located in a more competitive environment are significantly related to having a hospice special care unit.
authors.affiliation: Brown University, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Castle
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Banaszak-Holl
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D006302:Health Services Research; D006738:Hospices / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States