Integration of Infection Management and Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: An Understudied Issue

There are approximately 1.4 million residents in the 15,700 nursing homes (NHs) across the nation; on average, 85% of residents are at least age 65 (Harris-Kojetin, Sengupta, Park-Lee,& Valverde, 2013). Furthermore, an increased demand for NH services is expected in the coming years, in large part due to a growing older adult population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2014). Approximately 38% of NH residents have advanced illness, which is defined as when one or more conditions becomes serious enough that general health and functioning decline, and treatments begin to lose their impact (The

Source: Research in gerontological nursing - September 20, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Patricia W. Stone, PhD, RN, FAAN Source Type: research