Research study participation: High-quality hospice care for all patients

Research study participation: High-quality hospice care for all patients
Shannon Walsh, a doctoral researcher at the RAND Corporation and the RAND Graduate School of Public Policy, is conducting a study on how hospice ownership structures impact the delivery of care for patients, with particular examination of how care differs for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). The study uses Medicare data and interviews with informal caregivers to explore care quality, caregiver experience, and access to services – particularly within for-profit hospices, including those affiliated with private equity firms. For-profit hospice organizations are invited to participate and will be asked to help connect Ms. Walsh with bereaved family caregivers of patients who received hospice care in the past two years. Once the hospice identifies potential caregivers, Ms. Walsh will present the study to them and ask caregivers to participate in a confidential, one-hour phone interview. [Please click the link above for additional information.]