At least one-third of patients in acute care hospitals should be in Palliative Care- not extended care.
We are too focused on treating our end-stage elderly to their last breath with acute care medical interventions designed for people much younger.
This is the biggest crime against humanity and waste of money in our medical system currently.
Compassionate end-stage care is sorely needed in our medical system- and it is currently not being delivered in acute care hospitals. They were designed for a different era, a different/younger population, and with different problems.
I know of what I speak.