Building Choice into Long Term Care
In the past, fate has dictated the passing of life in what are euphemistically called "nursing homes". But there is no longer a need for such a fate, if we are willing to work to change the rules.
End-of-life Treatment Preferences May Change As Health Declines. A study of older adults with advanced chronic illnesses indicates that as a patient's health declines, that individual may be more likely to accept treatments that would result in mild to severe functional disability, according to an article in the April issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed]
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