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Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care: Understanding the Key Differences

Seasons Hospice

However, it goes a step further by also offering bereavement support for families and end-of-life planning. Hospice care is usually provided in the patients home, but it can also be delivered in hospice centers, hospitals, or long-term care facilities.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted living facility. This study explored nursing home organizational factors and staff perceptions that are associated with the variation in care for residents with advanced dementia.