Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Aug;72(8):2590-2594. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18938. Epub 2024 May 9.

Authors

Connie S Cole¹, C Robert Bennett¹, Joan G Carpenter², Regina M Fink^{1

3}, Amy Jackson², Kathleen T Unroe^{4

5}, Cari R Levy¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
² University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³ University of Colorado College of Nursing, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
⁴ School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
⁵ IU Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

PMID: 38721913
PMCID: PMC11323190 (available on 2025-08-01)
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18938

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Male
Nursing Homes* / standards
Palliative Care* / standards
Qualitative Research*
Referral and Consultation*

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