DALLAS: Twenty years ago, using feeding tubes for those with severe advanced dementia was common. But since then, the number of nursing homes using that method has steadily declined, notes a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
The study, based on MDS data from 2000-2014, showed a steady drop in the number of feeding tube insertions from 11.7 percent in 2000 to just 5.7 percent in 2014.