Many individuals receiving post-acute and long-term care services in nursing homes have
unmet palliative and end-of-life care needs. Hospice has been the predominant approach to …

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 …

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) …

Background: Infections are common occurrences at end of life that are associated with high
rates of morbidity and mortality among frail elderly individuals. The problem of infections in …

Background Older people in long-term care facilities face clinical uncertainty and
unpredictable decline. Advance care planning enables older people to identify preferences …

Background: Palliative care in primary care and nursing home settings is becoming
increasingly important. A multidimensional palliative care approach, provided by a …

There is a growing recognition of significant, unmet palliative care needs in nursing facilities,
yet limitations in the workforce limit access to palliative care services. Attention to palliation …

Background: Nearly 70% of nursing home residents are eligible for palliative care, yet few
receive formal palliative care outside of hospice. Little is known about nursing home staff …

Context Pain may be a potentially modifiable risk factor for expensive and burdensome
emergency department (ED) visits near the end of life for older adults with dementia …

Background: Little is known about nursing home (NH) residents' family characteristics
despite the important role families play at end-of-life (EOL). Objective: To describe the size …