Ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies are increasingly presented and sold as essential
smart additions to daily life and home environments that will radically transform the …

Background: Patients have reported a broad range of unmet needs in their receipt of clinical
care at the end of life. Therefore, enhancing the quality of end-of-life care through patient …

Dementia is the most common neurologic disease, affecting approximately 55 million people
worldwide. Dementia is a terminal illness, although not always recognized as such. This …

Abstract Background 'PACE Steps to Success' is a multicomponent training program aiming
to integrate generalist and non-disease-specific palliative care in nursing homes. This …

Zusammenfassung Das Ziel des Beitrages ist es, für die Bedeutsamkeit des dezidierten
verantwortungsvollen Perspektivenwechsels im Rahmen der Palliative Care, den damit …

Many nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia receive burdensome
interventions rather than interventions that promote comfort or quality of life. The purpose of …

The increasing elderly population is driving higher utilization rates of long-term care
facilities, where residents often have multiple chronic diseases, making them potential …

Introduction While the need for palliative care for people living with dementia has widely
been recognised, they continue to be a disadvantaged group when it comes to timely …

Background Studies related to tube feeding in people with dementia (PWD) remain a
contested topic, neglecting the importance of speech-language therapists'(SLTs) role in …

Background Optimal supportive end of life care for frail, older adults in long term care (LTC)
homes involves symptom management, family participation, advance care plans, and …