JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 462-464 , September 2010

End-of-Life Care in the Nursing Home

  • Dulce M. Cruz-Oliver, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dulce M. Cruz-Oliver, MD, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, M238, St Louis, MO 63104.
    • ,
  • Angela M. Sanford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • ,
  • Miguel A. Paniagua, MD, FACP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO

References 

  1. Kübler-Ross E. On Death and Dying. New York: MacMillan; 1969;
  2. Morley JE, Tumosa N, Phelps CE. End of life care. Aging Successfully. 2006;16:1–17
  3. Weitzen S, Teno JM, Fennell M, Mor V. Factors associated with site of death: A national study of where people die. Med Care. 2003;41:323–335
  4. Parker-Oliver D, Bickel D. Nursing home experience with hospice. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2002;3:46–50
  5. Miller SC, Han B. End of life care in US nursing homes: Nursing homes with special programs and trained staff for hospice or palliative/end of life care. J Palliat Med. 2008;11:866–877
  6. Resnick HE, Foster GL, Hickman SE. Nursing home participation in end-of-life programs: United States, 2004. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2009;26:354–360
  7. Jones KR, Fink R, Pepper G, et al. Improving nursing home staff knowledge and attitudes about pain. Gerontologist. 2004;44:469–478
  8. Mitchell SL, Teno JM, Kiely DK, et al. The clinical course of advanced dementia. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:1529–1538
  9. Van der Steen JT, Gijsberts MJHE, Muller MT, et al. Evaluations of end of life with dementia by families in Dutch and US nursing homes. International Phychogeriatrics. 2009;21:321–329
  10. Arnold RM, Zeidel ML. Dialysis in frail elders: A role for palliative care. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:1597–1598
  11. Zheng NT, Temkin-Greener H. End-of-Life care in nursing homes: The importance of CNA staff communication. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2010;11:494–499
  12. Roscoe LA, Hyer K. Quality of life at the end of life for nursing home residents: Perceptions of hospice and nursing home staff members. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2008;35:1–9
  13. Parker-Oliver D, Bickel D. End of life care in US Nursing Homes: A review of the evidence. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004;5:147–155
  14. Tarzian AJ, Hoffmann DE. Barriers to managing pain in the nursing home: Findings from a statewide survey. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004;5:82–88
  15. Vandenberg EV, Tvrdik A, Keller BK. Use of the quality improvement process in assessing end of life care in the nursing home. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005;6:334–339
  16. Miller SC, Mor V. The opportunity for collaborative care provision: The presence of nursing home/hospice collaborations in US states. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2004;28:537–547
  17. Powers BA, Watson NM. Meaning and practice of palliative care for nursing home residents with dementia at end of life. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2008;23:319–325
  18. Fischer SM, Gozansky WS, Sauaia A, et al. A practical tool to identify patients who may benefit from a palliative approach: the CARING criteria. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006;31:285–292
  19. Johnson MA. Changing the culture of nursing homes. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:407–408
  20. Levy C, Morris M, Kramer A. Improving end-of-life outcomes in nursing homes by targeting residents at high-risk of mortality for palliative care: Program description and evaluation. J Palliat Med. 2008;11:217–225

PII: S1525-8610(10)00208-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.06.005

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 462-464 , September 2010

Article Tools