In post-acute and long-term care settings, few responsibilities carry as much weight or as much humanity as ensuring residents’ care reflects what matters most to them. Advance Care Planning (ACP) is not simply a regulatory requirement or a form to complete at admission. It is an ongoing, relationship-centered process that prepares residents, families, and care teams to navigate complex decisions with clarity, alignment, and compassion.
As resident acuity increases and chronic, progressive conditions become more prevalent, ACP has emerged as a cornerstone of quality, person-directed care. Organizations that treat ACP as a living process are better positioned to reduce conflict, improve outcomes, and support staff during moments of clinical and emotional complexity.
In today’s PATHTalks episode, Dr. Kathleen Unroe and Dr. Susan Hickman discuss Advance Care Planning, and how organizations that treat ACP as a living process are better positioned to reduce conflict, improve outcomes, and support staff during moments of clinical and emotional complexity.
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