The R4R Advance Care Planning Pilot Study

The intervention will consist of a single one- to two-hour visit wherein the PI (Kimpel) will facilitate a flexible conversational approach with the resident (and, optionally, a healthcare decision-maker) in a quiet, private location in the resiliency hub. Using a conversation checklist adapted from a narrative synthesis of advance care planning (ACP) guides (Fahner et al., 2019), the PI will explore ACP with participants and use each visit to continually adapt the checklist and approach with trauma-informed care (TIC) principles: safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment, and choice, and cultural, historical, and gender issues. Adverse Childhood Experiences and previous death-related experiences assessed during baseline data collection will be used to tailor the discussion to carefully explore relevant history to assess resident ACP values, preferences, and goals.