Objectives Compared to urban family caregivers (FCG), rural FCG experience greater
burdens accessing coordinated care for their loved ones during and after hospitalization …

Background Transitioning care from hospital to home is associated with risks of adverse
events and poor continuity of care. These transitions are even more challenging when new …

Abstract Background Rural family caregivers (FCGs) in the United States often experience
high economic costs. This randomized controlled trial compared a transitional palliative care …

Background: A recent trend in health care is to integrate palliative care (PC) programs
across multiple hospitals to reduce variation, improve quality, and reduce cost. Objective …

Background: Community-based palliative care may potentially benefit patients by offering
their preferred care at the end of life and benefit systems by reducing hospital use. Objective …

Objectives Many adults older than 65 spend time in a nursing home (NH) at the end of life
where specialist palliative care is limited. However, telehealth may improve access to …

Background: The success of our hospital-based Palliative Care program stimulated requests
to duplicate the program across the health system continuum of care. Objective: To develop …

Defining financial parameters of palliative care (PC) is important for providing sustainable
programming. In our study, we evaluated hospital length of stay (LOS) and charges for the …

Nearly 70% of nursing home (NH) residents are eligible for palliative care, yet few receive
formal palliative care (PC) outside of hospice in the nursing home setting. We lack a …

ObjectivePalliative care plays an essential role in enhancing the quality of life and quality of
death for residents in long-term care homes (LTCHs). Access to palliative care specialists is …