QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
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Palliative medicine services have invested in the community to support people dying at home. To develop end-of-life care for older people, we need to know where they die. ⋯ The last 20 years have seen a significant shift in location of death from the community to hospitals and care homes. Those aged over 85 years account for the biggest rise in hospital and care-home deaths. End-of-life needs for older people need to be addressed in hospital and care homes, not just in the community.