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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

2019

Alzheimer's

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Assessing Palliative Care Needs In Residents With Alzheimer's, Emily Yarnell May 2019

Assessing Palliative Care Needs In Residents With Alzheimer's, Emily Yarnell

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Current evidence indicates a lack of assessment protocols focusing on palliative care needs for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. This gap in practice supported the need to implement an evidence-based assessment protocol for early identification of palliative care needs in patients with Alzheimer’s disease residing in a long-term care facility. The protocol included using the patient’s Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) score to determine the patient’s palliative care needs according to the Dementia Progression Prioritization of Goals model. If the score indicated moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease, then their goal was maximization of comfort, indicating a need to begin palliative care plans. …