A comparison of end-of-life care quality for Veterans receiving hospice in VA nursing homes and community nursing homes

Abstract: BACKGROUND: While the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has long provided hospice care within VA community living centers (CLCs, i.e., VA nursing homes), an increasing …

Barriers and facilitators to goals of care conversations with Veteran residents of community nursing homes

Abstract: Despite evidence that structured goals of care conversations (GoCCs) and documentation of life-sustaining treatment (LST) preferences improve the delivery of …