Scientists reveal that nearly all older Americans follow one of nine trajectories in their last three years of life

Scientists reveal that nearly all older Americans follow one of nine trajectories in their last three years of life 
SciTechDaily, by Rutgers University; 3/2/24
A Rutgers Health analysis of millions of Medicare records has laid the groundwork for improving end-of-life care by demonstrating that nearly all older Americans follow one of nine trajectories in their last three years of life. “Identifying which paths people actually take is a necessary precursor to identifying which factors send different people down different paths and designing interventions that send more people down whatever path is right for them,” said Olga Jarrín, the Hunterdon Professor of Nursing Research at Rutgers and corresponding author of the study published in BMC Geriatrics.