McKnight's November 15, 2023
A new study looks at the quality of end-of-life care at Department of Veterans Affairs community living centers (nursing homes) and community nursing homes that contract with the VA.
The researchers looked at national data from VA electronic medical records and surveys from families of veterans who received hospice care at both types of facilities between October 2021 and March 2022. Community living centers are staffed solely by the VA; community nursing homes are not and can include workers from other agencies.
In total, there were 1,238 veterans who died in community living centers and community nursing homes (1,012 of them were in community living centers and 226 were in community nursing homes).
The amount of family members who...
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