2 factors fueling disparities in home-based deaths
08/13/25 at 03:00 AM
2 factors fueling disparities in home-based deaths
Hospice News; by Holly Vossel; 8/11/25
Having a limited understanding about end-of-life care options can hinder patients’ ability to die in the home, recent research has found. This trend is fueling disparities in home-based hospice care. Access to respite care more than doubles the odds of patients having a home death, a recent study found, which was published in the BMC Palliative Care journal. ... Additional significant factors included timely access to community-based nursing services, home health and hospice, as well as the integration of a palliative care approach, the study found.