Dying in U.S. nursing homes with advanced dementia: How does health care use differ for residents with, versus without, end-of-life medicare skilled nursing facility care?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-50

  Miller, Susan C ^a,b   Lima, Julie C ^b   Looze, Jessica ^b   Mitchell, Susan L ^c,d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Deaconess Medical Center   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863395097     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0210     Document Type: Article

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