Experiences of care partners and residents with the Long-Term Care Palliative Toolkit during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multiple methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With a large burden of suffering and death in 2020 due to COVID-19 in long-term care (LTC) homes resulting in restrictions of visitations, there is a need for a formal virtual intervention to support families/friends (i.e., care partners) and residents around palliative care, including planning for end-of-life when outbreaks like these occur. The LTC Palliative Toolkit includes informational resources for care partners, residents, and healthcare providers about the trajectory of life-limiting chronic illnesses (i.e., frailty, dementia, heart failure, kidney disease, lung disease) and Palliative Care Conferences (PCCs).

Objective

To evaluate the impact of the LTC Palliative Toolkit on preparedness for end-of-life and satisfaction with information and to explore the

SUBMITTER: Yous ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612540 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature