Developing Strategies to Improve Advance Care Planning in Long Term Care Homes: Giving Voice to Residents and Their Family Members

Table 1

Interview domains and sample questions for family members.

Interview domains	Sample questions
Perceptions of ACP	(i) What is your understanding of advance care planning? Do you see it as a valuable process?; (ii) Have you and [resident’s name] ever had conversations about his/her wishes surrounding end-of-life care? If yes, can you describe how and when these discussions occurred?
Resident care wishes	(i) What would be his/her wishes for medical, social, psychological, and spiritual support at the end of life?; (ii) What do you think LTC staff should know about [your resident] to best provide his/her care at the end of life?
Beginning conversations	(i) When do you think care planning, related to end-of-life issues, should begin?; (ii) Who should initiate these conversations?
Implementing ACP	(i) How would you like to be involved in [resident’s] care planning for end-of-life care?; (ii) How can the LTC home encourage residents and families to get involved in advanced care planning?