Palliative Care Needs of Older Adults With and Without Dementia During Post-Acute Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Joan G. Carpenter, Elisha Oduro, Nancy Hodgson, Shijun Zhu, Merve Gurlu, Mary Ersek, Laura C. Hanson, Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Nursing, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on August 18, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Volume 45, Issue 7, Page 1316-1325, July 2026.
Seriously ill older adults, including those living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), often receive disease-focused rehabilitative care in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) with little consideration for their palliative care (PC) needs. ...