More Nursing Home Patients With Dementia Are Seeking Hospice Care And Using It Longer

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More Nursing Home Patients With Dementia Are Seeking Hospice Care And Using It Longer

A new study of nursing home records shows more residents with dementia are seeking a hospice benefit and using it longer. The study also estimates that 40 percent of nursing home residents die wit

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Hospice care increasing for nursing home patients with dementia

eurekalert.org — “More nursing home patients with dementia are seeking hospice care and using it longer, according to a new study by gerontologist Susan Miller and colleagues. Their findings appear online in the American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias.” View full resource at eurekalert.org