The Conversation: Hospice care for those with dementia falls far short of meeting people’s needs at the end of life
Hospice care for those with dementia falls far short of meeting people’s needs at the end of life
A new Medicare hospice manual update includes instructions for which principal diagnosis codes are acceptable, and clarifies which codes should be used for services in a skilled versus non-skilled ...
Yahoo: Hospice care for those with dementia falls far short of meeting people’s needs at the end of life
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medicare's regulations for enrolling in hospice exclude many dementia patients who need it the most. LPettet/E+ via Getty Images ...
UC San Francisco: Hospice Improves Quality of Care in Patients With Dementia
MedPage Today: Clinician and Caregiver Perspectives on Managing Dementia Behaviors in Hospice
The authors explored hospice clinician and caregiver perspectives on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and their management. BPSD are common and challenging, impacting both ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Limiting hospice care for dementia patients over costs liable to backfire: study
Policies that limit access to hospice care for dementia patients in nursing homes to save on costs may be doing the opposite, according to new research. While the cost savings for continual hospice ...
Limiting hospice care for dementia patients over costs liable to backfire: study
News Medical: Hospice patients with dementia more likely to receive excellent care, study shows
Hospice patients with dementia more likely to receive excellent care, study shows