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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...

JAMDA

September 30, 2025

Quality Indicators to Monitor Home Care Services for the Older Population: A Scoping Review

To identify and synthesize publicly available quality indicators (QIs) routinely used to monitor and assess the quality and safety of home care services for the older population.

JAMDA

December 26, 2017

Protocol for the Assessment of Patient Capacity to Make End-of-Life Treatment Decisions

Patients' right to decide what happens to their bodies, especially around the end of life, is enshrined in legislation across the world, but questions often arise about whether a patient is capable of meaningfully participating in such decisions. Because of uncertainties about capacity, care providers...