Professionals caring for frail older adults understand that the percentage of patients dying in hospitals is decreasing while the percentage of patients dying at home or in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities is increasing. Patients may experience physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering ...
The ntegrated are for dvanced spiratory Disorders (ICARE) service is a stay-in, post-acute care program for hospitalized patients with chronic, nonmalignant lung diseases. It provides palliative rehabilitation—a novel model integrating functional rehabilitation with early palliative care. We compare reduct...