ObjectivePalliative care training at basic, intermediate, and specialist levels, recommended
by the World Health Organization (WHO), is challenging to access in resource-poor …

Background Delivering palliative care to elderly, dying patients is a present and future
challenge. In Germany, this has been underlined by a 2009 legislation implementing …

Objectives Previous research has indicated that staff in aged residential care (ARC) may be
unprepared for their role in palliative care provision. The need for palliative care knowledge …

Palliative aged care is rapidly developing as a specialty area, involving the collaboration
and combined expertise of the fields of gerontology, geriatric care, and palliative care. The …

Background: Palliative care is insufficiently integrated in the continuum of care for older
people. It is unclear to what extent healthcare policy for older people includes elements of …

Background: There is recognition that older people with incurable conditions should have
access to specialist palliative care services. However, it remains unclear which activities and …

Palliative care for older people: better practices Page 1 PALLIATIVE CARE FOR OLDER
PEOPLE: BETTER PRACTICES FONDAZIONE MARUZZA LEFEBVRE D’OVIDIO ONLUS WHO …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), palliative care is concerned with the
physical, psychosocial, and spiritual problems of patients with life-threatening illnesses and …

Background: While the need for palliative care in long-term care facilities is growing, it is
unknown whether palliative care in this setting is sufficiently developed. Aim: To describe …

CareSearch is an Australian Government Department of Health funded repository of
evidence-based palliative care information and resources. The CareSearch Allied Health …