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1. Describe how hospice admissions staff perceive the hospice admission process

2. Describe how caregivers of hospice patients perceive the hospice admission process

Rising rates of hospice disenrollment and hospital readmissions suggest that many patients lack understanding of hospice services, and their preparation for the transition to hospice at home may be insufficient.

This study explored how hospice admissions staff and caregivers of hospice patients perceive the hospice admission process and the transition to hospice.

We conducted in-depth, semistructured interviews with two subgroups: hospice admissions staff (n = 15) and bereaved caregivers of former hospice patients (n = 20).We performed 2-coder descriptive content analysis.

There were 4 overall themes: issues relating to the referring/pre-hospice provider, issues …