Insights on advance care planning discussions in nursing homes highlight the importance of training staff to support families caring for residents with dementia.
Family experiences were positive overall because they believed that the resident's situation, preferences, and needs were known and acted on by the staff. Their reports of needs and challenges reinforce the importance of ACP training programs like the ACP Specialist that promote routine conversations in the NH to support family decision makers for persons living with dementia.
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