Aim Federal regulations require nursing homes in the United States to support residents in
directing their own care rather than having their care plans developed for them without their …

Empowering individuals to direct their own care is central to person-centered care and
health care policy. However, there is limited knowledge of how “person-directed care …

This study evaluated a practice improvement initiative conducted over a 6 month period in
15 Canadian nursing homes. Goals of the initiative included:(1) use the Plan-Do-Study-Act …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) has been identified as particularly relevant for
nursing home residents, but it remains unclear how or under what circumstances ACP works …

Objective: to explore views on advance care planning in care homes for older people.
Design: qualitative exploration of views from care home staff and the family of residents in …

Background Nursing home (NH) patients have complex health problems, disabilities and
needs for Advance Care Planning (ACP). The implementation of ACP in NHs is a neglected …

Delivering person-centered care (PCC) is no longer an option for nursing homes (NH) that
receive funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. NH staff need evidence …

Purpose: Advance care planning (ACP) performed by regular staff, which also includes
patients with cognitive impairment and their next of kin, is scarcely studied. Thus, we …

Long term care (LTC) homes, also known as residential care homes, commonly care for
residents until death, making palliative care and advance care planning (ACP) important …

Background 52% of all deaths in Norway occur in nursing homes. Still advance care
planning (ACP) is scarce and heterogeneous. To improve the implementation and practice …