Educating nursing home staff about the progression of dementia and the comfort care option: impact on family satisfaction with end-of-life care.

Objective: There is a growing consensus on the relevance of a palliative care approach in end-stage dementia. The objective of this study was to assess the impact, in terms of family satisfaction with end-of-life care, of a nursing home (NH) pilot educational program for nursing staff and physicians on comfort care and advanced dementia.

Methods: The intervention, implemented in one voluntary NH, consisted of an educational program that included providing an information booklet to all NH staff, and optionally to families.

Effect of an interdisciplinary educational program on antipsychotic prescribing among nursing home residents with dementia.

Objective: To assess the effect of an interdisciplinary educational program in reducing the use of antipsychotics in nursing home residents with dementia.

Methods: We conducted a longitudinal pilot study to test the implementation of a 7-month interdisciplinary educational program in a fixed cohort of residents with dementia receiving antipsychotics. The program included consciousness-raising, educational sessions, and clinical follow-up.