Association of Palliative Care Initiation With Acute Healthcare Utilization Among Community‐Dwelling Adults Living With Dementia
The current approach to delivering palliative care services for community-dwelling people living with dementia in Canada may paradoxically increase early acute care use, likely reflecting system gaps and unmet needs. Given the high prevalence of dementia, there is an urgent need to re-examine homecare delivery models.
Authors
- Allan S. Detsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-3121)
- Peter Tanuseputro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-0795)
- Sarina R. Isenberg
- Nathan M. Stall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-1937)
- Colleen Webber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9193-5386)
- Desiree Vaz
- George Heckman
- Mariam Toluwalashe Omilabu
- Thérèse A. Stukel
- Michael Pugliese
- Kieran L. Quinn
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Lawson Health Research Institute (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70282
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 41.85
Funders
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care