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) |
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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 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology