Gift of time: learning together to embed a palliative approach to care in long-term care.

Background: Embedding a Palliative Approach to Care (EPAC) is a model that helps shift the culture in long-term care (LTC) so that residents who could benefit from palliative care are identified early. Healthcare Excellence Canada supported the implementation of EPAC in seven teams from across Canada between August 2018 and September 2019.

Objective: To identify effective strategies for supporting the early identification of palliative care needs to improve the quality of life of residents in LTC.

Nursing and patient outcomes: it's time for healthcare leadership to respond.

An increasing body of research confirms the link between nursing variables (e.g. staffing ratios, skill mix) and patient outcomes including morbidity and mortality.