Understanding Nursing Home, Hospice, and Palliative Care for Individuals with Later-Stage Dementia

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Submitted by Minnesota North... on Aug 19, 2020 - 7:20pm CDT

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Report

This Proceedings of a Workshop--in Brief summarizes the key points made by participants during a public workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on Developing a Behavioral and Social Science Research Agenda on Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias. Panel members discussed hospice and palliative care, age-friendly health systems, policy related to end-of-life care, post-acute and long-term care, and access to care in nursing homes. The proceedings are free to download.

Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020.
https://nap.nationalacademies.org/

Author(s): 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Collections: 
Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection
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