Case discussion: hip fracture in a patient on hospice with dementia and anemia.

ABSTRACT

This case presents a discussion of a frail 98-year-old woman in hospice care, with a history of dementia, previous hip fracture, and anemia, who is admitted with a left intertrochanteric fracture. Care is coordinated and expedited by an interdisciplinary team to optimize her outcome, in the context of her goals of care.