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Information on site of death
Pain in Nursing Homes
Use of formal advance directives in all nursing home residents
Use of formal advance directives in terminally ill nursing home residents
Use of formal advance directives in persons with severe cognitive impairment
Do Not Resuscitate orders among all nursing home residents
Do Not Resuscitate orders among terminally ill nursing home residents
Do No Resuscitate orders among persons with severe cognitive impairment
Orders to forego artificial hydration and nutrition among all nursing home residents
Orders to forego artificial hydration and nutrition among terminally ill nursing home residents
Orders to forego artificial hydration and nutrition among persons with severe cognitive impairment
Use of feeding tubes among persons with severe cognitive impairment

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Information on site of death
1989
1997
2001
Percentage of people who died at Home
LA
0.0%
20.2%
22.5%
US
16.2%
22.5%
23.2%
         
Percentage of people who died in Nursing Homes
LA
10.9%
12.4%
13.8%
US
17.7%
23.0%
23.7%
         
Percentage of people who died in Hospitals
LA
69.9%
65.2%
59.8%
US
63.4%
51.7%
49.2%

 

Pain in Nursing Homes
1999
2000
2001
Excruciating daily pain among all patients
LA
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
US
3.9%
3.6%
3.7%
 
 
Rate of moderate or excruciating pain among patients who are terminally ill
LA
42.7%
    
US
44.3%
    
 
 
Persistent severe pain
LA
43.0%
43.8%
43.9%
US
41.5%
41.7%
41.6%
 
Persistent severe pain among patients with cancer
LA
53.3%
    
US
46.7%
    

 

1999
2000
2001
Use of formal advance directives in all nursing home residents LA
34.0%
35.5%
35.8%
US
35.4%
36.1%
36.4%
Use of formal advance directives in terminally ill nursing home residents LA
36.8%
40.9%
38.7%
US
42.8%
45.0%
45.4%
Use of formal advance directives in persons with severe cognitive impairment LA
36.1%
38.1%
37.3%
US
34.8%
36.9%
37.6%
Do Not Resuscitate orders among all nursing home residents LA
19.9%
20.9%
23.6%
US
43.4%
44.3%
44.7%
Do Not Resuscitate orders among terminally ill nursing home residents LA
64.7%
58.1%
58.3%
US
72.4%
74.4%
74.2%
Do Not Resuscitate orders among persons with severe cognitive impairment LA
34.7%
36.1%
37.1%
US
58.7%
61.2%
61.3%
Orders to forego Artificial hydration and nutrition among all nursing home residents LA
2.5%
2.7%
2.9%
US
8.6%
9.0%
9.2%
Orders to forego Artificial hydration and nutrition among terminally ill nursing home residents LA
5.5%
6.6%
5.3%
US
11.7%
14.5%
15.0%
Orders to forego Artificial hydration and nutrition among persons with severe cognitive impairment LA
3.6%
3.6%
3.7%
US
10.4%
11.0%
11.4%
Use of feeding tubes among persons with severe cognitive impairment LA
31.5%
31.7%
33.1%
US
21.5%
21.5%
21.2%

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