Gerard Wainwright recounts how his team supported an older resident during the final stages of her life and won a palliative care award
Staff at a nursing home used information from the Gold Standards Framework to develop appropriate care for a 62-year-old woman with Down syndrome who developed dementia. They were able to ensure that there was a comfortable environment for the resident and her family to be together during the last weeks of her life.
Learning Disability Practice. 14, 3, 30-31. doi: 10.7748/ldp2011.04.14.3.30.c8443
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