Fig. 3.

Incomplete POLST forms by nursing home Figure shows the number of nursing homes (N = 1204) with no residents, <5, 6–20, 21–50, and 51–100 % of residents with POLST forms with Section A completed but missing a physician or resident/proxy signature or POLST forms signed by a physician or resident/proxy that contain no orders. Excludes 16 facilities with fewer than 20 residents. Data are from the last MDS Section S completed in 2011 for each resident