Hospice admissions for patients with dementia should be guided for comfort
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Hospice admissions for patients with dementia should be guided for comfort
The system for hospice admissions for patients with advanced dementia, which is a terminal illness, should be guided by patient and family preference for comfort, not estimated life expectancy, says a new study published in the Nov. 3 Journal of the American Medical Association by the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
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Tags: Dementia, Disease and Condition, End-of-Life Decision Making, Health Insurance, Medicare, News, Hospice and Palliative Care
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