Implementation of a Dementia-Specific Advance Care Planning Tool at a Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

Abstract

Dementia-specific Advance Care Planning (ACP) can help to reduce the burdens of providing care to those diagnosed with dementia. Does the implementation of a dementia-specific ACP tool help increase knowledge and decision-maker confidence, as well as decrease inappropriate healthcare utilization rates? New enrollees at a PACE site, diagnosed with a cognitive deficit and their surrogate decision-maker (SDM) were recruited. A dementia-specific ACP tool was used to facilitate discussion.