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Podcast: A Health Podyssey
Episode: Krista Harrison Peers Into the Intersection of Hospice, Dementia & Care Quality
Description: The concepts that underlie hospice were introduced a few centuries ago but, the modern hospice movement began in London in 1967.In 1982 hospice was added as a Medicare benefit. Today, half of all Medicare decedents enroll in hospice, at a total cost of $20.9 billion to Medicare in 2019.Hospice has a strong evidence base for improving end-of-life experiences for the recipient and the recipient's family. But there's limited evidence regarding the effects of hospice for people with dementia.This is a critical knowledge gap given that...