The growing geriatric population in the United States has created an increasing need for palliative medicine services across the range of medical and surgical s

Geriatric Palliative Care covers a broad spectrum of issues characterizing care near the end of life for older adults. Beginning with the social and cultural co

Populations around the world are ageing and more people are living with the effects of serious chronic illness towards the end of life. This publication provide

Offering not only insights into the current state of policy work around the world; it also offers examples of good practice and recommendations for the future.

Ageing populations mean that palliative and end of life care for older people must assume greater priority. Indeed, there is an urgent need to improve the exper