The role of advance care planning in end-of-life care for residents of aged care facilities

摘要

Objective This report will present the case of an elderly woman with rapidly declining health admitted to hospital from a nursing home. It will discuss benefits of advance care planning for residents of aged care facilities who have expressed opinions/wishes regarding their end-of-life care, and identify barriers, varying legal status, the need for documentation of discussion outcomes specifying residents' wishes, and the importance of education and expert support for nursing staff.