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SUBMITTER: Carpenter J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310712 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Carpenter Joan J Miller Susan C SC Kolanowski Ann M AM Karel Michele J MJ Periyakoil Vyjeyanthi S VS Lowery Jill J Levy Cari C Sales Anne E AE Ersek Mary M
Journal of gerontological nursing 20190301 3
The goal of this quality improvement project is to improve care planning around preferences for life-sustaining treatments (LST) and daily care to promote quality of life, autonomy, and safety for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Center (CLC) (i.e., nursing home) residents with dementia. The care planning process occurs through partnerships between staff and family surrogate decision makers. This process is separate from but supports implementation of the LST Decision In ...[more]