Systematic Assessment of PC Need in Nursing Home Residents —An Approach to Improve Care (GP720)

A substantial proportion of nursing homes (NH) residents have palliative care (PC) needs. If and when PC assessment is conducted, it is on an individual case by case basis. Systematic approaches identifying PC needs of entire NH populations may allow for more efficient assessment and delivery of care and identify targets for enhanced NH PC quality.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research