A program that encourages nursing homes to adopt advance care planning support for residents with Alzheimer’s disease is expanding to nearly 200 facilities in the United States.
December 27, 2019
Advance care planning pilot program expands to 170 nursing homes
https://www.mcknights.com/news/advance-care-planning-pilot-program-expands-to-170-nursing-homes/A program that encourages nursing homes to adopt advance care planning support for residents with Alzheimer’s disease is expanding to nearly 200 facilities in the United […]
December 27, 2019
Advance Care Planning: Social Isolation Matters
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.16287Social isolation is a risk factor for poor health that influences the well‐being older adults.
December 16, 2019
Link found between advance care planning and prolonging survival
https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/research-and-innovation/link-found-between-advance-care-planning-and-prolonging-survival-11-12-2019/Giving terminally ill patients an opportunity to discuss and record their care preferences for their final days could help to prolong their life, according to a […]
December 16, 2019
Preventing unwanted situations and gaining trust: a qualitative study of older people and families’ experiences with advance care planning in the daily practice of primary care
https://academic.oup.com/fampra/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/fampra/cmz089/5670555?redirectedFrom=fulltextUsing advance care planning (ACP) to anticipate future decisions can increase compliance with people’s end-of-life wishes, decrease inappropriate life-sustaining treatment and reduce stress, anxiety and depression. […]