Abstract
This article reviews the challenges inherent in providing high-quality palliative care to dying nursing home residents and summarizes the efforts to address these challenges. It is suggested that a stronger physician presence and oversight of physicians knowledgeable in palliative care in nursing homes are needed to improve the quality of end-of-life care in nursing homes.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 717-734 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Clinics in Geriatric Medicine |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This article was funded in part by the Project on Death in America, Open Society Institute, and by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Grant #049891.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Open Society Institute-Baltimore | |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 049891 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
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