Health
Study finds differences in benefits, service at hospices based on tax status
The tax status of a hospice (for-profit vs. nonprofit) affects community benefits, the population served and community outreach.
Feb 24, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Parenteral hydration no benefit for cancer care in hospices
(HealthDay)—For patients with advanced cancer in hospices, providing parenteral saline (1 liter per day) does not improve symptoms associated with dehydration, quality of life, or overall survival compared with placebo, ...
Nov 28, 2012
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Elderly have poor prognosis after recovery in long-term acute care hospitals
While long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) are designed to help patients recover and regain independence, fewer than 1-in-5 older adults who were transferred to such facilities were alive five years later, leaving them ...
Aug 26, 2019
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Bringing precision to Medicare cancer care
Medicare policies governing cancer patients' end-of-life care are based on generalized statistics—such as average survival time and treatment costs—that often fail to reflect the variety of experiences across patient ...
Jul 5, 2017
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Medical economics
Medicare Advantage's role in reducing health care cost differs by patient's condition: Study
More than 18% of the U.S. population ($65 million people) are enrolled in Medicare, the federal insurance program for older adults and some people who have a disability. People who qualify have two options to receive benefits: ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Older people who are homeless need better access to hospice and palliative care, say researchers
Most people may not wish to devote much time to thinking about their death. However, it's an unfortunate fact that the entry point into experiences or conversations around death and end-of-life care can happen abruptly.
May 12, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
In pandemic, more people choose to die at home
Mortuary owner Brian Simmons has been making more trips to homes to pick up bodies to be cremated and embalmed since the pandemic hit.
Feb 8, 2021
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NIH launches online resource for end-of-life issues
(HealthDay)—People grappling with terminal illness now have a new online source of advice and help, sponsored by the U.S. National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Mar 26, 2014
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Video conferencing could increase shared decision-making in hospice care
While there is vast research on shared decision-making between patients and providers, little research exists on how providers and family caregivers reach mutual decisions—a dynamic that is prominent in hospice care, a ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Hospitals and nursing homes can learn much from hospice care
There is much value in training hospital and nursing home staff in the basics of palliative care to make the last days of a dying patient's life as comfortable and dignified as possible. So says F. Amos Bailey of the Birmingham ...
Jan 22, 2014
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