This video explores the mySupport study which brings together an international team of healthcare researchers and clinicians to support healthcare staff to have end-of-life care discussions with family carers of people living with advanced dementia.
This video explores why a palliative approach to care is particularly important for people with late stage dementia. Strengthening a palliative approach in long-term care, known as SPA-LTC, is about making sure that people with life-limiting illnesses have more opportunities to experience a high quality of life from the moment they enter long-term care to the day of their death.
A Staff Planning Checklist to be referenced and completed before a palliative care conference.
A questionnaire for Resident/SDM/Family members to complete before Palliative Care Conferences.
A summary form to be used in Palliative Care Conferences
Learning about Dementia and Care near the End of Life: Asking questions of health care providers can sometimes be hard. Many of us simply do not know the questions we could be asking to help us better understand and plan for the future. This question prompt sheet has been designed to open up conversations between you, your family, and members of the health care staff. The answers to these questions may not be simple or straightforward; dementia affects each person in different ways.
A list of in-person and online courses about communication and advance care planning for healthcare professionals
This template can be adapted for policies about palliative and end-of-life programs in long-term care
A list of educational resources that are specifically for personal support workers
A chart that explains the different terminology for advance care planning by province.
