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February 2022; 12 (1) Research

Advance Directive and POLST Documentation in Decedents With Dementia at a Memory Care Center

The Importance of Early Advance Care Planning

Georges Naasan, Nicole D. Boyd, Krista L. Harrison, Sarah B. Garrett, Talita D'Aguiar Rosa, Brenda Pérez-Cerpa, Shamiel McFarlane, Bruce L. Miller, Christine S. Ritchie
First published July 16, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001123
Georges Naasan
Global Brain Health Institute (GN, KLH, TDAR, BP-C, SM, BLM, CSR), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (GN, BLM), Mount Sinai Hospitals, Ichan School of Medicine, New York, NY; Division of Geriatrics (NDB, KLH, SBG), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (SBG), University of California, San Francisco, CA; Department of Neurology (TDAR), University of Louisville, Kentucky; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade) (BP-C), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; and The Mongan Institute and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine (CSR), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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  • For correspondence: georges.naasan@mssm.edu
Nicole D. Boyd
Global Brain Health Institute (GN, KLH, TDAR, BP-C, SM, BLM, CSR), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (GN, BLM), Mount Sinai Hospitals, Ichan School of Medicine, New York, NY; Division of Geriatrics (NDB, KLH, SBG), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (SBG), University of California, San Francisco, CA; Department of Neurology (TDAR), University of Louisville, Kentucky; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade) (BP-C), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; and The Mongan Institute and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine (CSR), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Krista L. Harrison
Global Brain Health Institute (GN, KLH, TDAR, BP-C, SM, BLM, CSR), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (GN, BLM), Mount Sinai Hospitals, Ichan School of Medicine, New York, NY; Division of Geriatrics (NDB, KLH, SBG), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (SBG), University of California, San Francisco, CA; Department of Neurology (TDAR), University of Louisville, Kentucky; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade) (BP-C), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; and The Mongan Institute and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine (CSR), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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  • For correspondence: krista.harrison@ucsf.edu
Sarah B. Garrett
Global Brain Health Institute (GN, KLH, TDAR, BP-C, SM, BLM, CSR), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (GN, BLM), Mount Sinai Hospitals, Ichan School of Medicine, New York, NY; Division of Geriatrics (NDB, KLH, SBG), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (SBG), University of California, San Francisco, CA; Department of Neurology (TDAR), University of Louisville, Kentucky; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade) (BP-C), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; and The Mongan Institute and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine (CSR), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Talita D'Aguiar Rosa
Global Brain Health Institute (GN, KLH, TDAR, BP-C, SM, BLM, CSR), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (GN, BLM), Mount Sinai Hospitals, Ichan School of Medicine, New York, NY; Division of Geriatrics (NDB, KLH, SBG), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (SBG), University of California, San Francisco, CA; Department of Neurology (TDAR), University of Louisville, Kentucky; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade) (BP-C), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; and The Mongan Institute and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine (CSR), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Brenda Pérez-Cerpa
Global Brain Health Institute (GN, KLH, TDAR, BP-C, SM, BLM, CSR), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (GN, BLM), Mount Sinai Hospitals, Ichan School of Medicine, New York, NY; Division of Geriatrics (NDB, KLH, SBG), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (SBG), University of California, San Francisco, CA; Department of Neurology (TDAR), University of Louisville, Kentucky; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade) (BP-C), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; and The Mongan Institute and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine (CSR), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Shamiel McFarlane
Global Brain Health Institute (GN, KLH, TDAR, BP-C, SM, BLM, CSR), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (GN, BLM), Mount Sinai Hospitals, Ichan School of Medicine, New York, NY; Division of Geriatrics (NDB, KLH, SBG), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (SBG), University of California, San Francisco, CA; Department of Neurology (TDAR), University of Louisville, Kentucky; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade) (BP-C), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; and The Mongan Institute and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine (CSR), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Bruce L. Miller
Global Brain Health Institute (GN, KLH, TDAR, BP-C, SM, BLM, CSR), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (GN, BLM), Mount Sinai Hospitals, Ichan School of Medicine, New York, NY; Division of Geriatrics (NDB, KLH, SBG), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (SBG), University of California, San Francisco, CA; Department of Neurology (TDAR), University of Louisville, Kentucky; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade) (BP-C), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; and The Mongan Institute and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine (CSR), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Christine S. Ritchie
Global Brain Health Institute (GN, KLH, TDAR, BP-C, SM, BLM, CSR), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (GN, BLM), Mount Sinai Hospitals, Ichan School of Medicine, New York, NY; Division of Geriatrics (NDB, KLH, SBG), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (SBG), University of California, San Francisco, CA; Department of Neurology (TDAR), University of Louisville, Kentucky; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade) (BP-C), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; and The Mongan Institute and the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine (CSR), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Advance Directive and POLST Documentation in Decedents With Dementia at a Memory Care Center
The Importance of Early Advance Care Planning
Georges Naasan, Nicole D. Boyd, Krista L. Harrison, Sarah B. Garrett, Talita D'Aguiar Rosa, Brenda Pérez-Cerpa, Shamiel McFarlane, Bruce L. Miller, Christine S. Ritchie
Neurol Clin Pract Feb 2022, 12 (1) 14-21; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001123

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Background and Objectives To determine the frequency of and challenges to documentation of advance care planning (ACP) in people with dementia, we conducted a chart review of 746 deceased patients seen at a tertiary memory care center between 2012 and 2017.

Methods The rates of documented advance directives (ADs), Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) status were calculated from review of institutional electronic health records. Regression analysis was used to determine associations between ACP documentation and patient characteristics.

Results At the time of death, approximately half of the patients had a documented AD and/or DNR status and 37% had a documented POLST; 30% of patients did not have any ACP documentation. Whereas most of the ADs were documented more than 5 years before time of death, POLST and DNR status were documented more frequently within 2 years of time of death. People who presented to clinic at a younger age and who primarily spoke English were more likely to have documented ADs. People living in zip codes with lower household incomes were 2–4.5 times less likely to have a POLST or DNR documentation.

Discussion ACP is underutilized in people with dementia, even among those seen in a specialty memory care center. ACP should be introduced early on for people with dementia to ensure patients have a voice in their care.

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  • Funding information and disclosures are provided at the end of the article. Full disclosure form information provided by the authors is available with the full text of this article at Neurology.org/cp.

  • GBHI dementia geriatric palliative care writing group coinvestigators are listed in Appendix 2 at the end of the article.

  • Received February 3, 2021.
  • Accepted July 6, 2021.
  • © 2021 American Academy of Neurology
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