End of Life, Palliative and Anticipatory Care Planning Audit - Care Homes
Relevant Care Inspectorate Scotland sources
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0 Yes •0 No •0 N/A •20 Unanswered
Answers Overview
Questions
0/20 answeredQ1 | Unanswered
Is there a current end-of-life, palliative and anticipatory care policy that supports person-centred, rights-based and compassionate care in line with Scottish guidance?
Evidence to check
- • Current end-of-life policy
- • Policy review
- • Staff access to guidance
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Are people offered sensitive, timely opportunities to discuss future care, what matters to them, preferred place of care, preferred place of death and who they want involved?
Evidence to check
- • Records of future-care conversations
- • Personal preferences
- • Person feedback
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Are anticipatory care plans current, accessible and developed with the person, recording wishes, priorities, communication needs, key contacts and agreed escalation arrangements?
Evidence to check
- • Anticipatory care plans
- • Review records
- • Key-contact and escalation details
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Are capacity, consent, welfare powers and advocacy considered appropriately when a person needs support to make or review end-of-life decisions?
Evidence to check
- • Capacity and consent assessments
- • Welfare-power records
- • Advocacy involvement
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Are DNACPR, advance statements, advance decisions and other future-care documents verified, communicated appropriately and reviewed when circumstances or wishes change?
Evidence to check
- • DNACPR and advance-care documents
- • Verification records
- • Review and communication evidence
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Image filesCameraQ6 | Unanswered
Are people supported to express and have respected their cultural, spiritual, religious, personal and relationship needs throughout palliative and end-of-life care?
Evidence to check
- • Cultural and spiritual preferences
- • Personal plans
- • Observation and feedback
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Are pain, breathlessness, agitation, nausea, secretions, anxiety and other symptoms recognised, assessed, documented and escalated promptly?
Evidence to check
- • Symptom-assessment records
- • Escalation and monitoring
- • Professional advice
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Are GPs, community nurses, palliative-care teams, pharmacists, hospices and other professionals involved early enough to provide coordinated advice and support?
Evidence to check
- • Multidisciplinary records
- • Professional referrals
- • Care coordination evidence
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Are anticipatory and palliative medicines prescribed, obtained, stored, administered, monitored and reviewed safely, including controlled drugs where relevant?
Evidence to check
- • Anticipatory medication records
- • Controlled-drug checks
- • Monitoring and review
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Are people supported with nutrition, hydration, mouth care, comfort, positioning and personal care in ways that reflect their wishes, symptoms and changing needs?
Evidence to check
- • Comfort, nutrition and mouth-care plans
- • Observation
- • Review records
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Image filesCameraQ11 | Unanswered
Are staff able to recognise deterioration and signs that a person may be approaching the end of life, and know how to escalate and update plans?
Evidence to check
- • Deterioration and escalation records
- • Staff competency
- • Updated care plans
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Image filesCameraQ12 | Unanswered
Are families, friends and representatives involved, informed and supported in line with the person's wishes, confidentiality and need for clear compassionate communication?
Evidence to check
- • Family communication records
- • Consent and confidentiality evidence
- • Feedback
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Are people supported to maintain meaningful contact with those important to them, including privacy and flexible visiting arrangements when approaching the end of life?
Evidence to check
- • Visiting and meaningful-connection arrangements
- • Privacy support
- • Feedback
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Image filesCameraQ14 | Unanswered
Is the environment adapted to provide privacy, calm, dignity, comfort and appropriate family presence for a person receiving end-of-life care?
Evidence to check
- • Environmental comfort assessment
- • Observation
- • Family feedback
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Image filesCameraQ15 | Unanswered
Are staff trained and supported in palliative and end-of-life care, sensitive communication, symptom awareness, bereavement and reflective practice?
Evidence to check
- • Training and supervision records
- • Reflective practice
- • Competency evidence
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Image filesCameraQ16 | Unanswered
Are staff supported through debriefing, supervision and learning after a death, complex end-of-life care or distressing event?
Evidence to check
- • Debrief and staff-support records
- • Learning actions
- • Supervision
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Image filesCameraQ17 | Unanswered
After death, are procedures completed respectfully, promptly and in line with the person's wishes, legal requirements, cultural needs and family communication?
Evidence to check
- • After-death procedures
- • Communication records
- • Respect for wishes evidence
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Image filesCameraQ18 | Unanswered
Are families and people living in the home offered sensitive bereavement support, information and opportunities to say goodbye where appropriate?
Evidence to check
- • Bereavement support records
- • Family feedback
- • Support information
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Image filesCameraQ19 | Unanswered
Are end-of-life incidents, concerns, feedback and outcomes reviewed with professionals and used to improve care, communication and planning?
Evidence to check
- • Incident and feedback review
- • Professional learning
- • Improvement actions
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Image filesCameraQ20 | Unanswered
Can the service demonstrate that people experience dignified, compassionate, individualised and well-coordinated palliative and end-of-life care?
Evidence to check
- • People's and family feedback
- • Outcome evidence
- • Provider assurance
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