End of Life Care and Advance Care Planning for People with Dementia: A Pilot Simulation Course for Healthcare Professionals

Person-centered caring for individuals nearing the end of their life is an integral part of dementia care. However, providing end-of-life (EOL) care requires competent communication and relationship building skills that are often not elaborated on during occupational training (Kumar& Kuriakose,  2013). Many healthcare professionals also reported difficulties in recognizing the advanced stage of dementia as a terminal illness (Lee et al., 2017). It is therefore essential to create awareness on advanced dementia for healthcare professionals in order to recognize when individuals are neari ng their end of life, allowing them to shift medical treatment to palliative care.
Source: Clinical Simulation in Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research