In this course will talk about:

• Creating a good death in residential care settings
• Supporting families and staff as end-of-life nears
• Ways to honor the life of the person who died
• Moving on

Defining a “good death” has multiple elements. They include:

• Making the dying person comfortable and at ease, and as much as possible, honoring the dying person’s wishes related to where she will die
• Helping the family cope
• Supporting the staff