Department of Veterans Affairs / Hospice and Palliative Care

The purpose of this measure is to assess families´ perceptions of the quality of care that Veterans received from the VA in the last month of life. The BFS consists of 19 items (17 structured and 2 open-ended). The BFS items were selected from a longer survey that was developed and validated with the support of a VA HSR&D Merit Award and have been approved for use by the Office of Management and Budget.