Nursing home staff should ensure that advance treatment decisions are discussed with residents and relatives.

Commentary on : Bollig B, Gjengedal E, Rosland JH. They know!-Do they? A qualitative study of residents and relatives views on advance care planning, end-of-life care, and decision-making in nursing homes. Palliat Med 2016;30:456–70.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3]The aim of this paper was to study the views of cognitively able Norwegian nursing home residents and relatives relating to advance care planning (ACP), end-of-life care and decision-making. The authors identify that nursing homes are settings in which a large majority of residents are cognitively impaired and many people receive … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DPalliat%2BMed%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1177%252F0269216315605753%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F26396227%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1177/0269216315605753u0026link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=26396227u0026link_type=MEDu0026atom=%2Febnurs%2F19%2F4%2F128.atom