Table 3

Current ACP practices reported by respondents to the organisational survey

ACP practice item	Number of facilities (n=12)
Provision of ACP information to residents
No ACP information given	1
On admission	2
After admission	5
On admission and after admission	2
Before admission, on admission and after admission	2
Extent of ACP completion
All permanent residents*	7
Some permanent residents with no particular rationale	5
Some permanent residents who meet specific criteria	0
Time to advance care plan completion
Within the 1st month of admission	6
Within the 2nd month of admission	4
On resident/family request only	2
Information collected/discussed
Appointment of an SDM (MEPOA)/guardianship†	9
Residents’ palliative care wishes	10
Residents’ pain management guidelines	2
Residents’ wishes around hospital transfer in the event of illness	11
Residents’ medical treatment options	5
Residents’ end-of-life wishes	10
Residents’ funeral wishes	10
The things that matter most to the resident about living and their end of life	1

*Permanent resident, excludes residents who are briefly admitted for respite care.
†Guardianship: appointment of a person to make decisions for an adult with a disability when they are unable to do so.
ACP, advance care planning; MEPOA, medical enduring power of attorney; SDM, substitute decision maker.