Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)

Documentation of Advance Care Planning (ACP) Discussions

Resident Chart: Percent of residents in sample with documentation in chart of any discussion of ACP with residents or family, last 90 days. Resident Chart: Percent of residents in sample with living will, health care surrogate, durable power of attorney and do not resuscitate (DNR)s in chart. (yes/no).

Hospice Use

Hospice use (Secondary Outcome) Resident Chart: Percent of residents in sample admitted to hospice: Calculated based on # of residents admitted to hospice in last three months. Resident Resident Resident Hospice use (Secondary Outcome) Resident Chart: Percent of residents in sample admitted to hospice: Calculated based on # of residents admitted to hospice in last three months. Resident Resident Resident Percent of residents in sample admitted to hospice: Calculated based on # of residents admitted to hospice in last three months.

Palliative Care Staff Knowledge

Thompson Palliative Care Knowledge 3-items, range 1-3. (alpha = 0.81) \[65\]

Staff Self-Efficacy

Lazenby Self-efficacy with patient- and Family-Centered Communication 12-items, range 12-60 (alpha = .91) \[28\]

Staff commitment

Montgomery 9-items, range 9-45, (alpha =.90) \[49, 54\]

Staff satisfaction with org. support.

Montgomery 10-items, range 10-50; (alpha = .88) \[49, 54\]