“I didn’t know it was going to be like this.”: unprepared for end-of-Life care, the experiences of care aides care in long-term care

Table 2 Summary of Results

Theme	Sub Themes
Theme 1: Emotional Toll	Bearing Witness: Distressing Death Experiences (Trigger Warning)
	Relationality in end-of-life care
	Grief: Acclimatization and Isolation
Theme 2: Healing and Support	Accessing and recognition
	Self-care rituals
	A Stigmatized and Ambiguous Role

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