Modify hospice eligibility for dementia patients, says Institute for Aging Research study
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
The system for hospice admissions for patients with advanced dementia, which is a terminal illness, should be guided by patient and family preference for comfort, not estimated life expectancy, says a new study published in the Nov. 3 Journal of the American Medical Association by the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.