Hospice and palliative care in nursing homes.
This article reviews the challenges inherent in providing high-quality palliative care to dying nursing home residents and summarizes the efforts to address these challenges. It is suggested that a stronger physician presence and oversight of physicians knowledgeable in palliative care in nursing homes are needed to improve the quality of end-of-life care in nursing homes.
Miller
Susan C
SC
Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University School of Medicine, 2 Stimson Street, Providence, RI 02912, USA. Susan_Miller@brown.edu
Teno
Joan M
JM
Mor
Vincent
V
D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States