Discharge trends suggest hospices are ditching patients in their last days to preserve profits, Washington...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 08, 2014
Hospices may increasingly be discharging dying patients to hospitals in an effort to protect their bottom lines, according to an article published Thursday in The Washington Post.
Feeding tubes worsen pressure ulcers in elderly dementia patients, study suggests
By
McKnight's Staff
May 16, 2012
New research suggests that feeding tubes can cause or worsen pressure ulcers in elderly dementia patients — a finding that contradicts the commonly held belief that feeding tubes promote healing.