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Article on our decision aid for older adults deciding about staying at home or moving is published by Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)


To help seniors, their loved ones and health professionals make the best choice about living arrangements, Dr. France Légaré, family physician and researcher at the VITAM Sustainable Health Research Centre at Université Laval and her team developed and implemented a person-centred decision-making tool and training program for care teams. Both innovations are currently in use across the province and have proven all the more relevant in the current pandemic, which has highlighted the pros and cons of staying at home or moving into residential care.

By Carole Thiébaut, 27/04/2021