Hospice News April 12, 2024
Specialized nursing facility clinicians, or SNFists, have a strong potential to reduce hospitalizations and improve quality of care at the end of life, including access to hospice.
The work of SNFists uniquely impacted the care of nursing home residents during their last 90 days of life, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Terminally ill nursing home residents often undergo burdensome experience burdensome transitions of care that adversely affect quality. Some of the issues that frequently occur include increased risk of feeding tube use, intensive care unit stays, late enrollment in hospice and receipt of care that is not concordant with the resident’s wishes, the study indicated.
“The literature has described certain features or outcomes that translate into...
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