Status:
Completed
Purpose:
To adapt, implement and evaluate a palliative care program, called Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care (SPA-LTC)
Setting:
Four different Canadian long-term care homes.
The findings revealed that with the implementation of this program we can improve advance care planning (ACP) uptake and end of life communication for the care of the seriously ill, frail, elderly and their caregivers. Results also suggest the illness trajectory pamphlets offer important information that improve resident and family comfort with engaging in ACP conversations.
Funding provided by Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) (2014-2016).