Anne Meller

TL;DR: The key recommendations of these guidelines are for health professionals to consider the recommendations conveyed by the acronym PRE prepared, as well as previous relevant guidelines and expert opinions in the literature.

TL;DR: ACP and hospital in the home can result in decreased hospital admission and mortality of NHRs, a controlled evaluation monitoring emergency admissions to hospital.

TL;DR: The findings show that some patients may feel uncomfortable or reluctant to communicate the results of their ACP discussions with their family, and with adequate training and support, GPNs are able to initiate and facilitate ACP conversations with patients.

TL;DR: The development of an advance care planning service, in partnership with general practitioners, specialists and facility staff that supports Nursing Home residents with dementia and their families, and a 10 step plan was developed to implement Advance Care Planning within high level residential aged care facilities.

TL;DR: It is found that a perceived lack of home health care services before death resulted in a near doubling of the odds of dying in a nursing home, and home care services be expected to meet such need.