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VERMONT STATE PROFILE


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
VT
19.0%
25.2%
23.5%
US
16.2%
22.5%
23.2%
         
Percentage of people who died in Nursing Homes
VT
23.3%
32.1%
31.6%
US
17.7%
23.0%
23.7%
         
Percentage of people who died in Hospitals
VT
56.7%
41.1%
42.1%
US
63.4%
51.7%
49.2%

 

Pain in Nursing Homes
1999
2000
2001
Excruciating daily pain among all patients
VT
4.7%
4.6%
5.4%
US
3.9%
3.6%
3.7%
 
 
Rate of moderate or excruciating pain among patients who are terminally ill
VT
46.7%
    
US
44.3%
    
 
 
Persistent severe pain
VT
44.2%
44.1%
43.0%
US
41.5%
41.7%
41.6%
 
Persistent severe pain among patients with cancer
VT
50.0%
    
US
46.7%
    

 

1999
2000
2001
Use of formal advance directives in all nursing home residents VT
41.5%
43.2%
46.5%
US
35.4%
36.1%
36.4%
Use of formal advance directives in terminally ill nursing home residents VT
52.4%
48.1%
51.7%
US
42.8%
45.0%
45.4%
Use of formal advance directives in persons with severe cognitive impairment VT
40.6%
43.8%
48.4%
US
34.8%
36.9%
37.6%
Do Not Resuscitate orders among all nursing home residents VT
62.4%
64.7%
67.5%
US
43.4%
44.3%
44.7%
Do Not Resuscitate orders among terminally ill nursing home residents VT
88.6%
85.6%
94.0%
US
72.4%
74.4%
74.2%
Do Not Resuscitate orders among persons with severe cognitive impairment VT
81.5%
85.9%
86.7%
US
58.7%
61.2%
61.3%
Orders to forego Artificial hydration and nutrition among all nursing home residents VT
5.0%
6.0%
6.7%
US
8.6%
9.0%
9.2%
Orders to forego Artificial hydration and nutrition among terminally ill nursing home residents VT
10.5%
11.5%
7.8%
US
11.7%
14.5%
15.0%
Orders to forego Artificial hydration and nutrition among persons with severe cognitive impairment VT
7.6%
9.0%
11.2%
US
10.4%
11.0%
11.4%
Use of feeding tubes among persons with severe cognitive impairment VT
5.9%
7.2%
6.1%
US
21.5%
21.5%
21.2%

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