from McKnight's:Advance directive documentation is sharply on the rise in the nation's
nursing homes, according to a recent report from the Institute for the
Future of Aging Services, a research arm of the American Association of
Homes and Services for the Aging. Nearly 70% of all nursing home residents over the age of 65 have at
least one advance directive document in their records. That is up from
53% in 1996, according to the report.
nursing homes, according to a recent report from the Institute for the
Future of Aging Services, a research arm of the American Association of
Homes and Services for the Aging. Nearly 70% of all nursing home residents over the age of 65 have at
least one advance directive document in their records. That is up from
53% in 1996, according to the report.
