Policy Points We identified two overarching classifications of integrated geriatric and
palliative care to maximize older people's quality of life at the end of life. Both are oriented to …

High-quality end-of-life care is an important component of high-quality long-term care, yet
many elderly individuals receiving long-term care services do not obtain good care as they …

Coordinated palliative care matched to patient needs improves quality of care for vulnerable
patients with serious illness and reduces costly use of hospitals and emergency …

Advance care planning (ACP) is widely considered an essential step toward achieving end-
of-life care that is consistent with the preferences of dying patients and their families. ACP …

This open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of
older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders …

A primary aim of federal aging and health policy must be promoting innovations in palliative
care systems, services, and supports that improve the experience of growing old in America …

The field of palliative care in the United States developed in response to a public health
crisis—namely, poor quality of life for patients with serious illness and their families—and …

Current projections indicate that by 2050 the number of people aged over 80 years old will
rise to 395 million and that by this date 25-30% of people over the age of 85 will show some …

This literature review found promising indications that some models of integrated health and
social care for the elderly can result in improved outcomes, client satisfaction and/or cost …

By 2030 more people in the United States will be older than age sixty-five than younger than
age five. Our health care system is unprepared for the complexity of caring for a …