End-Of-Life

Ethics panels tested as they determine seniors' final wishes

April 05, 2012

The thorny matter of a resident's end-of-life wishes no doubt keeps many people in the nursing home profession up at night. New Jersey is working to firm up a program it has that deploys roving ethics committees to help caregivers make decisions.
 

Medicare expenditures for advanced dementia patients vary widely, study shows

May 17, 2011

Implementing high-quality palliative care programs for nursing home residents with advanced dementia could prevent expensive hospitalizations and burdensome interventions, such as feeding tubes, a new study finds.
 

Defibrillator implants often overlooked in hospice, end-of-life care

March 08, 2010

A large percentage of hospices don't account for patients with defibrillator implants, which can lead to unnecessary—and uncomfortable—shocks to patients, new research shows.