Why is future care planning so important for people living with frailty?
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Why is future care planning so important for people living with frailty?

Lucy Lewis Consultant practitioner trainee in frailty and older people, Health Education England South (Wessex)

Early conversations about end of life care are essential for people living with frailty

Previous practice questions have addressed how to identify people who are living with frailty and how to provide person-centred care for these individuals (Nelson 2017, Lyndon 2018).

Nursing Older People. 31, 1, 21-21. doi: 10.7748/nop.31.1.21.s16

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