‘Rehab’ vs Hospice, Let's Seriously Talk; Can Jack Weight-Bear, Will Jill Walk? The Impact and Benefit of Sponsored Physical Therapy Consults for Hospice Enrollees (TH323A)

Medicare covered inpatient rehabilitation ( “rehab”) is a common, and often appealingly expeditious, hospital discharge plan for older patients, despite the fact that many of these people have little capacity to participate in (or gain benefit from) this enterprise. In the past, “rehab” vs hospice enrollment was the frequent choice fa cing patients and families. For the past three years our hospice organization has encouraged our clinicians to utilize the physical therapy division of our visiting nurse sister service to reduce the dichotomy of these two alternatives.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 25, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Charles Newton Source Type: research