Evaluation of a Training Toolkit to Improve Clinicians' Skills for Dementia Advance Care Planning.

Primary care clinicians care for most persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRDs), yet lack dementia-specific skills in advance care planning (ACP). To develop and evaluate a training toolkit for primary care clinicians to improve ACP communication for people with ADRD and their families. Clinical practice outcomes assessment and pre-post-training evaluation.

Triggered Palliative Care for Late-Stage Dementia: A Pilot Randomized Trial.

Context: Persons with late-stage dementia have limited access to palliative care.

Objective: The objective of this study was to test dementia-specific specialty palliative care triggered by hospitalization.

Methods: This pilot randomized controlled trial enrolled 62 dyads of persons with late-stage dementia and family decision-makers on admission to hospital.