Table 4.

Descriptive Statistics for “When Communication Occurs?”

	Often or Always
When would you communicate with a resident’s family member about death and dying?	n (%)
On admission	790 (39.2)
At the next care plan meeting	1,073 (53.7)
When she is terminal	1,478 (75.0)
After her physician does	1,194 (60.9)
When the resident’s family member wants to	1,473 (74.9)
When would you communicate about obtaining a DNR order?
On admission	1,610 (79.3)
When we noticed she was losing weight	854 (44.0)
When the resident’s family member brings it up	1,461 (74.7)
At the next care plan meeting	1,258 (64.3)
After the doctor orders hospice or comfort care	1,569 (79.1)
When would you communicate about obtaining a hospice referral?
On admission	501 (26.0)
When the resident’s family member asks for it	1,450 (73.9)
When the physician orders it	1,671 (84.4)
Now that she has lost weight	757 (38.9)
At the next care plan meeting	997 (51.2)