Advance care planning

The Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act pending in Congress would, if passed and signed into law, expand access to advance care planning services in Medicare.

A survey of sexual and gender-minority people identifies discrimination in the healthcare system as a barrier to advance care planning.

Medical providers are diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in older adults more frequently than in the past, providing opportunities for better advanced care planning, according to the...

More senior living residents are using video to document their end-of-life care wishes. Experts agree that these videos can help bring clarity to a subject that is often buried in confusion and doubt.

The best time to complete advance care planning is when things are stable and before a crisis arises for an older adult, and senior living communities can help in the process.

Despite advance directive, woman with dementia denied her last wish, spouse says … All-terrain wheelchair allows senior living residents to experience the outdoors … Campers from assisted living...

A talk in which National Public Radio’s Diane Rehm shared experiences related to her late husband’s battle with Parkinson’s disease and decision to end his life were a highlight of Wednesday’s...

A new survey reveals barriers to discussions about end-of-life and advance care planning, areas recently identified as priorities for assisted living by an AMDA committee.

If you’re seeking to reduce hospital admissions among those with dementia, involving a clinical pharmacist may help, according to new research from Sweden.

The Assisted Living Committee of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine recently surveyed members and arrived at three quality improvement priorities for the industry.