Palliative Care Research Resources at the Institute for Aging Research

Palliative Care Resources

Useful Links:

Mitchell SL, O'Connor A, Tetroe J. Making choices: long-term feeding tube placement in elderly patients. A book and audiotape for substitute decision-makers. Ottawa, Ontario: March, 2000.
http://decisionaid.ohri.ca/docs/Tube_Feeding_DA/index.htm
Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/national/documents/Report_2007FactsAndFigures.pdf

National Institutes of Health. State-of-Science Conference Statement: Improving End-of-Life Care, 2005. http://consensus.nih.gov/2004/2004EndOfLifeCareSOS024html.htm

Useful Slides

Dementia Epidemiology	Feeding Problems in Advanced Dementia	Dementia as a Terminal Illness
Additional Resources
Quality End-of-Life Care for Individuals with Dementia in Assisted Living and Nursing Homes and Public Policy Barriers to Delivering this Care. Read Now> *
End-of-life Care for People with Dementia in Residential Care Settings. Read Now> *
Dementia Care Practice Recommendations for Assisted Living Residences and Nursing Homes Read Now> * * copyright of Alzheimer's Association

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