Hospice use by older adults knocking on the door of the nursing facility: Implications for social work practice

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 19-38

  Chapin, Rosemary K ^a   Gordon, Theresa ^a   Landry, Sarah ^a   Rachlin, Roxanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to hospice utilization; Decision making; Hospice; Hospice access; Hospice social work

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; NURSING HOMES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 34848818017     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J457v03n02_03     Document Type: Article

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