Background Hospitalisation during the last weeks of life when there is no medical need or
desire to be there is distressing and expensive. This study sought palliative care initiatives …

Context There has been surprisingly little attention to conceptual and methodological issues
that influence the measurement of discretionary utilization at the end of life (DIAL), an …

Background: Care home residents are frequently transferred to hospital, rather than
provided with appropriate and timely specialist care in the care home. Aim: To determine …

OBJECTIVES Mortality in care homes is high, but care of dying residents is often suboptimal,
and many services do not have easy access to specialist palliative care. This study …

New approaches are needed to assist residential aged care (RAC) staff increase their skills
and confidence in identifying when residents are nearing the dying phase and managing …

Objective This study examined the impact of introducing Palliative Care Needs Rounds
(hereafter Needs Rounds) into residential aged care on hospitalisations (emergency …

Objective Patients in the last year of life experience medical emergencies which may lead to
an emergency attendance by ambulance clinicians and some patients having a transfer to …

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the patterns of discharge and re-enrollment
to a community palliative care service, and to identify factors associated with re-enrollment …

Care homes are a common place of residence for older people who are nearing the end of
their lives. Often those living in care or residential homes have multiple long-term conditions …