Department of Medicine

Most cancer patients discharged to SNFs don’t receive further treatment or hospice care: study

Written by McKnights Long Term Care News | March 31, 2022

Nearly half (46%) of the patients did not receive either cancer treatment or hospice after discharge to an SNF, reported Sarguni Singh, [assistant professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine] of the University of Colorado Hospital. What’s more, only 9% received both cancer treatment and hospice care