Kidney Dialysis

Maryland mandates end-of-life wishes form for LTC residents

October 11, 2011

Maryland healthcare professionals will soon be required to complete a form outlining a patient's end-of-life wishes upon admission to a long-term care facility, according to a new regulation.
 

Researchers question end-of-life practices at nursing homes

October 16, 2009

Kidney dialysis treatments near the end of life might do more harm than good and aggressive care for individuals with advanced dementia may be well-intentioned but misdirected efforts, results from a pair of new studies suggest.