end of life care in the residential home setting
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End of Life Care in the Residential Home Setting. Una Molloy, RGN, RM, MSc Nursing Project Nurse St Francis Hospice Raheny. End of Life Care. Best described as a continuum, rather than a point in time - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Una Molloy, RGN, RM, MSc NursingProject Nurse St Francis Hospice Raheny
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Best described as a continuum, rather than a point in time
EOLC is being increasingly used as a generic term in preference to palliative care when considering the needs of people with conditions other than cancer, particularly in long term care settings.( Seymour et Al, 2005)
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EOLC as a ‘Chronologically indefinite part of life when residents and their caregivers are struggling with the implications of an advance chronic illness’(Lorenz et al, 2005)
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An approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, assessment and treatment of pain and other problems , physical, psychosocial and spiritual.(WHO,2002)
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30,000 people die in Ireland each year, ¾ are aged 65 years and over.
2/5 of these older deaths occur in the acute hospital setting
A further 20% of older people die at home, while 15% die in private nursing homes, leaving the remaining 25% to die in Public long-stay care facilities
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Froggatt(2004) 3 stages associated with death in long stay settings.
1. The living and losses experienced in the care home
2. The actual dying and death 3. The bereavement that follows a persons
death. EOLC needs to be integrated as a key
element of all care provided from admission to bereavement.
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The National Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older people in Ireland.
Standard 16 : Each Resident continues to receive care at the end of his/her life which meets his/her physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs and respects his/ her dignity and autonomy.
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Residents PC needs are assessed, documented and regularly reviewed. The information is explained and discussed with the resident or his/her family at regular intervals and options discussed.
The residents wishes and choices regarding EOLC are discussed and documented and in as far as possible implemented and reviewed regularly with the resident
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Where the resident can no longer make decisions on such matters due to absence of capacity, his/her representative is consulted.
In accordance with the residents assessed needs, referrals can be made to Sp Palliative care services so that an integrated approach to end of life care is provided
Staff are provided with training and guidance in EOLC
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The residential care setting has facilities in place to support EOLC so that the resident is not unnecessarily transferred to an acute setting except for specific medical reasons
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While staff in long term facilities have much experience in dealing with death and dying, they may lack training in palliative and end of life care, which is recognised as a prerequisite to good quality care in long term facilities (Brazil and Vohra, 2005)
A palliative care program within a nursing home can increase general knowledge of the problems faced in caring for the dying. (Stillman et al, 2004)
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Lack of knowledge of palliative medicines and symptom control
Lack of preparation for approaching death Not knowing when someone is dying or
understanding the dying process Lack of multidisciplinary team work Lack of confidence in communicating
about dying Cultural differences Willingness of staff to change (Watson et al, 2006)
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Nurses identified the importance of ongoing symptom assessment and co-ordination of care.
Assessments often made challenging by the lack of diagnostic test results
Nurses needed to rely on their prior knowledge of the resident and of the dying process to determine at what point to let the families know death was likely
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Management of physical symptoms, repositioning, mouth care, incontinence and skin care were highlighted as core components of EOLC.
The ability to provide this care provided staff with the most personal satisfaction to them
Staff were very familiar with each resident, the usual pattern of behaviour and his/her likes and dislikes by virtue of their long term relationship and could thus individualise their care . (Goodridge et al, 2005)
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Education of families was an important part of EOLC, particularily with respect to symptoms of dying
Families valued the teaching that occurred at this time, but it was equally important that nurses were sensitive to the families ability to cope with the information.
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Demands of caring for someone in the late stages of Dementia often results in the sufferer being admitted to long-term care facilities
The literature suggests that people with Dementia receive sub-optimal end of life care with inadequate palliation of symptoms.(Mitchell et al , 2004)
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Outlines the need to understand palliative care for people with dementia as different to that of cancer patients.
Specific needs of these patients arise from a prolonged disease trajectory, uncertain prognosis
Poor cognition impairs their ability to express their wishes, verbalise their feelings of pain, discomfort and emotional anguish.
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NCPC, identify 3 areas requiring special attention in caring for residents with advance dementia
1.Holistic assessment of pain and symptoms in end stage dementia
2.The burdens and strain experienced by carers of residents with Dementia
3. Making decisions about EOL.
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Dementia care should incorporate palliative care from the time of diagnosis until death
Aim of care is to support the quality of life of people with dementia
Enable them to die with dignity in a place of their choosing
Support carers during their Bereavement, which may both anticipate and follow death
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The role of the family very important The role of the family in decision making
and communication with health care providers are elements that most strongly distinguish EOLC of persons with Dementia from those who are cognitively intact. (Sachs et al, 2004)
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Decisions to use a palliative care approach in long term care were more common among persons who had Dementia (Sloane et al. 2008)
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Palliative care to this population is not optimal in this setting:
Most residents are not recognised as dying, hospice referrals are infrequent and hospitalisations, burdensome treatments and potentially treatable distressing symptoms are common prior to death
This may be attributed to the fact that advance Dementia is often not recognised as a terminal disease . ( Mitchell et al, 2004)
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Person centred approach that is advocated for people with Dementia intergrates well with Palliative care principles
Challenges identified : Timing of introduction of Palliative Care , clarity with regard to the role of PC, addressing ethical dilemmas that can present at EOL for people with Dementia, the ability to communicate and the role of advance directives.
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From a person centred perspective the key challenge facing people living with Dementia is the threat of no longer being considered a person ( Kitwood, 1997)
In Palliative Care and Dementia Care both approaches are concerned with care for the whole person, physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs.
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Both Approaches are concerned with quality of life and Living until one dies.
Includes those with whom the resident has close relationships with, family, care staff
Person Centred Dementia care adds a central concern with a belief in the persons capacity for communication regardless of his/ her degree of impairment. (Kitwood, 1997.Downs,Small and Froggart, 2006)
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Out of hours access to medical help and drugs
Anticipatory prescribing, the ability to hold some drugs in stock and have access to commonly used drugs
The number of GPs involved in each unit Specialist Palliative Care nurse involvement
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advance care planning Resuscitation issues Verification of Death Education of staff at induction and on-going
training Cultural and language differences of both
staff and residents
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Staff turnover Residents with co-morbidity, few service
users with cancer but a high incidence of COPD, HF, and Dementia
Different patterns of dying and a difficulty in recognising the terminal phase.
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Lack of knowledge about principles and practice of palliative care
Attitudes and beliefs about death and dying Staffing levels and lack of available time for
dying residents Lack of physician support Lack of privacy for residents and families
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Families expectations regarding residents care
Hospitalisation of dying residents.
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Residential units need to incorporate the family in decision making processes about the care provided to dying residents.
Research suggests staff is aware of this need and both nurses and care staff attempt to offer family a role in care (Hanson et al, 2000)
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It may take a hospital admission for the staff, resident and family members to understand, recognise and agree that the resident is truly in the terminal phase of life.
Travis et al (2002)
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Decisions relating to resuscitation Feeding Symptom Control Preferences for the setting of care Spiritual and emotional Issues Help to define medical decisions, relieve
suffering and provide meaning and dignity
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advance care planning should co-ordinate and implement decisions through residents, family and healthcare professionals
May increase the likelihood that a resident wishes not to be hospitalised or resuscitated will be respected
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May experience low compliance related to Physician, Nurse and relatives attitudes Lack of Clarity of Documentation Inconsistent or vague language in
Documents (Levy et al,2008)
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Primary aim : To Develop a quality initiative for residents in three Public Residential homes to improve EOLC in the last year of life
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Base line review of Documentation, reviewing charts of residents who died in the unit in the previous year, using EOL chart review tool (Teno,1999)
Review of any Documentation relating to EOLC in each unit
Focus Groups x 8
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Interviews with members of the Multidisciplinary team x 13
Questionnaire survey of Nursing and Care staff. Palliative Care Education Survey. (Permission to use a questionnaire developed by the Specialist Palliative Care Services Dochas Centre Drogheda. We are grateful for their support )
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Staff asked to identify patients in their unit whom they would not be surprised to hear they had died within the next year.
Patient review and referral to Community Palliative Care services if necessary
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Staff Education Death Reviews Documentation Development Policy and Planning Link Nurse Development
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Questionnaire Death Reviews Repeat Chart Audit of Deaths in the unit
using EOL chart review tool as before.
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Prolonged Disease
TrajectoryDementia
ConfidenceKnowledgeCompetence
Relationship Knowing
Connectedness
ResidentEOLCFamily
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This project is funded by the Irish Hospice Foundation
Greatly appreciate the support from the Community units
Directors of Nursing Dr Regina McQuillan and Dr Kevin Connaire
St. Francis Hospice.