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Direct linkCartwright, Juliana C.; Miller, Lois; Volpin, Miriam – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe good quality care at the end of life (EOL) for hospice-enrolled residents in assisted living facilities (ALFs). Design and Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used to obtain detailed descriptions of EOL care provided by ALF medication aides, caregivers, nurses, and hospice nurses in…
Descriptors: Terminal Illness, Interviews, Program Effectiveness, Hospices (Terminal Care)
Welch, Lisa C.; Miller, Susan C.; Martin, Edward W.; Nanda, Aman – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: Given concerns about end-of-life care for many nursing home (NH) residents, this study sought to understand factors influencing hospice referral or nonreferral as well as timing of referral. Design and Methods: We conducted semistructured interviews with personnel from seven participating NHs and two hospices. We interviewed NH directors…
Descriptors: Nurses, Nursing Homes, Referral, Hospices (Terminal Care)
Imagining the Alternatives to Life Prolonging Treatments: Elders' Beliefs about the Dying Experience
Winter, Laraine; Parker, Barbara; Schneider, Melissa – Death Studies, 2007
Deciding for or against a life-prolonging treatment represents a choice between prolonged life and death. When the death alternative is not described, individuals must supply their own assumptions. How do people imagine the experience of dying? The authors asked 40 elderly people open-ended questions about dying without 4 common life-prolonging…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Patients, Terminal Illness, Death
