Kinley, J. et al. 2018. Improving the approach to future care planning in care homes. International Journal of Palliative Care Nursing, 24 (12) p 576 - 579.
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Saturday 16 March 2019
Article: Improving the approach to future care planning in care homes
In the UK advance care planning (ACP) is an important element of palliative care and it's use is encouraged in nursing care homes. This article reviews a document called the Personalised Advisory Care (PEACE) plan and reports on an audit carried out in one care home following it's use. All of the residents (n=8) with a PEACE plan who died, did so in their preferred place of death, compared to 50% of residents (3 out of 6) without a PEACE who died in their preferred place of care. The authors recommend future care planning, rather than ACP is required in nursing care homes along with further research investigating the outcomes and cost effectiveness.