Black, Hispanic Dementia Patients Less Likely to Choose Hospice at End of Life
These groups also incur more inpatient costs compared with white patients
Source: medpagetoday.com
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Hospice or 'All Care Possible'? Answer May Be Shaped by Race
The healthcare that patients with dementia receive in the last 180 days of life may look substantially different when patients are grouped by race or ethnicity.
North Carolina United States North Carolina State University University Of Pennsylvania Tufts Medical Center Karen Bullock
Source: medscape.com
Researchers call for family caregivers to be better incorporated into nursing home workforces
Providers, patients and policymakers should better incorporate informal caregivers into skilled nursing facilities to enhance professional caregivers’ capabilities and efficiencies, according to University of Pennsylvania researchers.
Source: mcknights.com
Nursing home staffing during the pandemic
Nursing home staffing during the pandemic More than any other sector in health care, nursing homes have suffered during the pandemic. Nursing home residents and staff account for 34% of all COVID-19 deaths, though they make up less than 1% of the population. As a result of COVID-19-related concerns, the number of Americans living in nursing home has dropped by more than 10%. The result is an unprecedented financial crisis for the industry, with nursing homes closing their doors, some laying off...
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Source: upenn.edu