Despite advances in medical care, Americans still often suffer from unnecessary pain, discomfort and lack of caring at the end of life. Improved provider education and increased public awareness can lead to better end-of-life care.
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Care at the End of Life Still Not What It Could Be
April 30, 2009 | Program Result Report
Joan Teno of the Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I., analyzed existing data, interviewed bereaved family members and conducted surveys to assess end-of-life care provided in private homes, nursing homes and hospitals.
Missoula, Montana Project Studies a Community's Perspective on Death and Dying to Improve End-of-Life Care
March 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Missoula Demonstration Project, established in March 1996 and now known as Life's End Institute: Missoula Demonstration Project, was an effort aimed at comprehensively researching the experience of dying, and the determinants of quality at life's end, within one community—Missoula, Mont.
The Foundation's End-of-Life Programs
January 1, 2003 | Book
This chapter of the Anthology takes a comprehensive look at the Foundation's grantmaking to improve care at the end of life and explains the reason the Foundation entered the field, the logic behind its strategy, and the outcomes that have emerged so far.