In aging societies, the last phase of people's lives changes profoundly, challenging
traditional care provision in geriatric medicine and palliative care. Both specialties have to …

Objective To provide a new perspective on integrated biomedical and psychosocial
dementia research. Background Dementia is being recognized as a multifactorial syndrome …

Importance High-quality evidence on how to improve palliative care in nursing homes is
lacking. Objective To investigate the effect of the Palliative Care for Older People (PACE) …

Objectives The number of older people dying in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) is
increasing globally, but care quality may be variable. A framework was developed drawing …

Abstract Background The PACE 'Steps to Success' programme is a complex educational
and development intervention for staff to improve palliative care in long-term care facilities …

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 The aim was to review evidence from all randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
using palliative care education or staff training as an intervention to improve nursing home …

ObjectivePalliative care plays an essential role in enhancing the quality of life and quality of
death for residents in long-term care homes (LTCHs). Access to palliative care specialists is …

Background While various initiatives have been taken to improve advance care planning in
nursing homes, it is difficult to find enough details about interventions to allow comparison …

Objectives Despite common use of palliative care screening tools in other settings, the
performance of these tools in the nursing home has not been well established; therefore, the …