Pediatric Concurrent Hospice Care

Pediatric palliative and hospice care: Pennsylvania's model of collaboration.

In the state of Pennsylvania, a collaborative model has been developed for improving pediatric palliative care and end-of-life care services to children with life-limiting conditions and their families. The inspiration and efforts of several bereaved parents provided the initial impetus for this encouraging model. Pennsylvania's model involves cooperation and collaboration among several groups ...

Hospice care.

Measuring hospice care: the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization National Hospice Data Set.

Hospice has seen rapid growth in recent years, but there is a lack of consistency among hospices when it comes to compliance with standards of care. Consequently, hospices vary in performance and in services they provide. With state hospice organizations, the NHPCO developed a National Data Set (NDS) intended to understand demographics, practices, and outcomes; illustrate industry effectiveness...

Post-hospitalization Hospice Care Settings

Results: Hispanic patients were more likely to be discharged to home rather than a facilitybased hospice (OR 1.39). Single patients and divorced patients were less likely to be discharged to a home-based hospice setting (OR .79, .67). Older patients were more likely to be discharged to a facility-based hospice (OR .91). The presence of anemia, paralysis, neurological disorders and weight loss w...

Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care

1Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USA 2Associate Professor of Gerontology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USA *Corresponding author Cecile N. Yancu, PhD Associate Professor of Sociology Department of Behavioral Sciences Winston-Salem State Uni...