Supporting older adults at the end of life

PRESENTATION
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION

PART ONE
I. FACE TO FACE WITH THE END
1. Starting with ourselves and our language
2. Recognising the needs of older people at the end of life
3. The spiritual dimension and related needs
II. THE DYING PROCESS
1. The professional’s tools
2. Rethinking the environment at the end of life
3. Entering the space of the dying person
III. CARING FOR THE TERMINAL PHASE
1. Palliative care
2. End-of-life care and deep continuous palliative sedation
3. The rights of the dying person
IV. A DIGNITY-ORIENTED APPROACH
1. Chochinov’s model
2. The dignity model in terminal illness
V. SUPPORTING END-OF-LIFE CARE IN RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS
1. Working with communal grief
2. Supporting the supporters

PART TWO
VI. STORIES OF DEATH, LOVE AND DIGNITY
1. The Castle of S.
2. The story of M.
3. Mrs L., who lost everything: what remains now?
4. The story of “Mum-Strength”
5. Between oblivion and death, hold my hand
6. The imagined words of Mrs O.
7. The power of rituals: the story of Mrs T.
8. Love, death, dignity: the story of Mrs E.
VII. WORKSHEETS
1. Manifestations of grief
2. The story of Piera and Roberto
3. The system that supports
4. Practising narrative work
5. From the perspective of the caregiver
6. Extract from a mutual support group on loss

PART THREE
VIII. TRAINING PROJECT
Programme
IX. PROTOCOL
For supporting dignified living until the end
1. PHASE 1
2. PHASE 2
3. PHASE 3
4. PHASE 4
5. PHASE 5
6. PHASE 6

APPENDIX
Guidelines for the final days
CONCLUSIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS