Study: Residents Often Change Mind on Advance Directive, Caregivers Should Discuss Issue Regularly

New research from the University of California-Irvine highlights the importance of caregivers having ongoing discussions with residents about their wishes.

The researchers found that of residents who entered a nursing home with a full-code CPR order, 40 percent switched to do-not-resuscitate status within five years. Residents who were hospitalized or transferred to another nursing home were most likely to change their status. Additionally, black residents were more likely to change their status than white residents.

The researchers noted that advance directive information was removed from the MDS following recent changes. They recommend that this information is reinstated.

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