[Announcement of the death of a loved one to a geriatric inpatient]. / L'annonce du décès d'un proche de patient hospitalisé en gériatrie.

A geriatric inpatient may learn of the death of a loved one. The medical team must assess what is the kindest way to announce it to the patient who is already fragile. It will address the patient's relationship with the loved one, the right to information, and the position of the family. Accompanying the patient through this ordeal is also important. This delicate issue needs the reflection of the team.

[Resistance from caregivers and doctors to a transfer to palliative care]. / Les résistances des soignants et des médecins au transfert en unité de soins palliatifs.

Doctors' and caregivers' knowledge, acquired experience and representation of death might favour or delay a patient's transfer to a palliative care unit. The mobile palliative care team, witnessing resistance to a transfer, is in a position to respond thanks to the multidisciplinary nature of the team and the trust established between the different players in the patient's care.

[Shared resistance to the transfer to a palliative care unit]. / Les résistances croisées au transfert en unité de soins palliatifs.

The transfer to a palliative care unit requires the acceptance of the patient and their family. Resistance to the transfer can arise and both the patient and their family have to relinquish certain things.

[The perception of time in a palliative care unit]. / La perception du temps en unité de soins palliatifs.

Time is perceived differently depending on whether it is experienced by the patient, his or her family, friends, volunteer helpers or caregivers. It also differs according to the institute. In palliative care, it is still a time of life, accompanied to its end.