While great strides have been made recently in improving end-of-life care in the United
States, people with dementia often die with inadequate pain control, with feeding tubes in …

ContextOver the past century, nursing homes and hospitals increasingly have become the
site of death, yet no national studies have examined the adequacy or quality of end-of-life …

Providing an overview of the myriad ways that we are touched by death and dying, both as
an individual and as a member of society, this book will help readers understand our …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to systematically review the empiric evidence
on end-of-life care in nursing homes in the United States The guiding research question for …

Background The incidence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) among the elderly can be
expected to grow as the population continues to age. However, data on current treatment …

ContextHospice care may improve the quality of end-of-life care for nursing home residents,
but hospice is underutilized by this population, at least in part because physicians are not …

Purpose: This study examines the moderating effect of staff stability on the relationship
between management practices used to empower nurse aides and resident outcomes in a …

OBJECTIVES: To describe lengths of stay of nursing home decedents. DESIGN:
Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: The Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally …

Purpose: This study investigated the physical environment and organizational factors that
influenced the process of providing care to terminally ill nursing home residents. Design and …

Purpose: We designed this study to examine the end-of-life (EOL) experience in long-term
care (LTC) based on input from key stakeholders. Design and Methods: The study consisted …