Background This scoping review aimed to investigate the presence of discordance or
concordance in the perceptions of end-of-life (EOL) care quality between consumers (ie …

Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted ongoing challenges to optimal
supportive end-of-life care for adults living in long-term care (LTC) facilities. A supportive …

Due to the interplay of multiple complex and interrelated factors, long-term care (LTC) home
residents are increasingly vulnerable to sustaining poor outcomes in crisis situations such …

Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) are terminal conditions causing
irreversible, progressive brain disorders that destroy memory, thinking, and eventually the …

Background Nursing homes are likely to become increasingly important as end-of-life care
facilities. Previous studies indicate that individuals residing in these facilities have a high …

COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in deaths in long-term care
homes (LTCH). People with dementia living in LTCHs represent one of the most frail and …

Objectives 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 …

This article describes a quality improvement project implemented by a national postacute
long-term care organization aimed at enhancing the provision of palliative care to nursing …

Background: A disproportionate number of COVID-19-related deaths in Canada occurred in
long-term care homes, affecting residents, families and staff alike. This study explored the …

The Nursing Homes End-of-life Programme (NUHELP) was developed in 2017 and is based
on quality standards of palliative care, but it was not implemented due to the outbreak of the …