{"id":522,"date":"2012-09-27T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.lawblogger.net\/2012\/09\/27\/improved_home_care_resources_for\/"},"modified":"2016-08-30T16:31:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T21:31:51","slug":"improved_home_care_resources_for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/improved_home_care_resources_for\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Shows Elderly Who Live at Home are More Likely to Die in a Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most elderly people will tell you they&#8217;d rather remain in their homes as they age rather than going to live in a care facility. Now a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/newsevents\/news\/newsrecords\/2012\/09-Sept\/palliative-care-experts-call-for-better-home-care-to-support-ageing-population.aspx\">study <\/a>shows that those who live at home are MORE likely to die in a hospital. That&#8217;s because the elderly who live in their homes often do not receive the care of a nursing professional, resulting in a trip to the emergency room, and, eventually, death in a hospital bed.<\/p>\n<p>The study was carried out by researchers from the Cicely Saunders Institute at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/index.aspx\">King&#8217;s College <\/a>in London. It was funded by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netscc.ac.uk\/hsdr\/\">National Institute for Health Research Health Services &amp; Delivery Research <\/a>(NIHR HS&amp;DR) Program. But even though it was conducted in the United Kingdom, its findings are applicable in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The study found that 42 per cent of patients with advanced non-malignant conditions reported a preference for home death, yet only 12 per cent of deaths from respiratory and neurological conditions occur at home, and only 6 per cent for dementia.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/improved_home_care_resources_for\/#more-522\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most elderly people will tell you they&#8217;d rather remain in their homes as they age rather than going to live in a care facility. Now a new study shows that those who live at home are MORE likely to die in a hospital. 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