Table 4 End of life care for residents who died in 2019 (n = 363)
Nursing chart data | |
 Specialized palliative care | 23 (6.4%) |
  Mean (SDa) duration, in weeks | 5.1 (6.9) |
   For residents with cancer (n = 57) | 9 (15.8%) |
 Voluntary hospice services (VHS) | 50 (13.9%) |
  Mean (SDa) duration, in weeks | 4.1 (3.8) |
   For residents with cancer (n = 57) | 17 (29.8%) |
 Residents with a minimum of one hospitalization during their last 6 months of life | 163 (44.9%) |
  Mean (SDa) number of hospitalizations | 0.6 (0.7) |
  Mean (SDa) days of treatment | 7.7 (6.5) |
Advance care planning | |
 Offer of advance care planning consultation | 168 (46.3%) |
 Health care proxy (written) | 235 (64.7%) |
 Advance directive (written) | 169 (46.6%) |
 Do not resuscitate order | 155 (42.7%) |
  Complied with | 149 (96.1%) |
Place of death | |
 Long-term care facility | 280 (77.1%) |
 Hospital | 73 (20.1%) |
 Missing values | 10 (2.8%) |