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Studies: Some nursing home elderly get futile care
Quick ReadMany elderly with dementia and kidney failure in nursing homes get futile care, studies show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes are suffering from futile care at the end of their lives, two new federally funded studies reveal.
One found that putting nursing home residents with failing kidneys on dialysis didn't improve their quality of life and may even push them into further decline. The other showed many with advanced dementia will...
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