The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the morbidity and mortality of residents in long-term care (LTC) homes. However, not much is known about its impact on staff's perception of their capacity to provide palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care for LTC residents over the course of the pandemic. We ...
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 purpose of this review is to (1) identify palliative care screening tools validated for nursing home residents and (2) critically apprais...
End-of-life (EOL) care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a concern under the overwhelming pressure of health care service systems. People with dementia often receive suboptimal EOL care; thus, they may be at particular risk of poor care quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
Many adults older than 65 spend time in a nursing home (NH) at the end of life where specialist palliative care is limited. However, telehealth may improve access to palliative care services. A review of the literature was conducted to synthesize the evidence for telehealth palliative care in NHs to provid...
Comfort care for a dying patient increases the quality of the end of life. End-of-life situations are frequently managed in acute geriatric units (AGUs), and transition to comfort care only is often necessary. However, the frequency of transition to comfort care and the latter's putative link with the...
Older hospitalized adults with an existing diagnosis of cancer rarely receive cancer treatment after discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). It is unclear to what degree these outcomes may be driven by cumulative effects of previous cancer treatment and their complications vs an absolute functional ...