_ End-of-Life Care for People With Dementia By Sondra Forsyth articlePeople often live for years with dementia. While it can be difficult to think of these diseases as terminal, they do … Read More→
_ Medical CareStudy: A Need to Rethink Hospice Admissions By Jane Farrell articleMany older adults are admitted to hospice for only a short amount of time, even though they have been experiencing … Read More→
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_ Medical CareAntibiotic Use Prevalent in Hospices By Sondra Forsyth articleThe use of antibiotics is still prevalent among terminal patients who have chosen hospice care as an end-of-life option, despite little evidence that the medications improve symptoms or quality of life, and sometimes may cause unwanted side effects. That is the finding of a study done at Oregon State University and the Oregon Health & Science University and published on July 14th 2014 in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.