Changes in Hospice Care Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ResearchPosted on rand.org Feb 12, 2024Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 72, Issue 1, pages 300-302 (January 2024). DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18598
Demand for hospice and palliative care services increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospices strove to meet this demand despite staffing shortages and visitation restrictions that sometimes prevented family members and hospice staff from visiting patients in institutional settings such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. We examine how the COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced the characteristics of patients receiving hospice care, the settings in which they received care, and their care experiences using national data from the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Hospice Survey. The survey is completed by bereaved family caregivers following the death of the hospice patient, and is the national standard for assessing patient- and family-centeredness of hospice care.
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- Copyright: Maria DeYoreo, Rebecca Anhang Price, Ann Haas, Anagha Tolpadi, Joan M. Teno, Marc N. Elliott
- Publisher: Wiley Periodicals LLC
- Availability: Non-RAND
- Year: 2024
- Pages: 3
- Document Number: EP-70361
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