Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Q23. How long had they stayed in a nursing home/residential care facility before they died? 1 Less than one week 2 One to four weeks 3 Five to 12 weeks 4 Longer than 12 weeks
2.2 Care in a nursing home / residential care facility
The following questions are about care provided in a residential care facility, nursing home or long stay care setting during the last three months of life . If your relative or friend did not spend any time in one of these settings in the last three months of their life please go to Q35a. Please note that there are questions later in the questionnaire speciȴcally related to care in the last two days of life.
Q24.
During their stay in the nursing home/residential care facility, if they experienced pain, did healthcare sta do everything they could to relieve it? 1 Yes, deȴnitely 2 Yes, to some extent 3 No 4 They did not have any pain 5 Don’t know During their stay in the nursing home/residential care facility, if they experienced symptoms other than pain (such as nausea, constipation, breathing diɝculties or restlessness), did healthcare sta do everything they could to relieve them? 1 Yes, deȴnitely 2 Yes, to some extent 3 No
Q22a. Did your relative or friend stay in a nursing home/residential care facility at any time during the last three months of their life?
Yes, they stayed in a nursing home/residential care facility
1
Q25.
GO TO Q35a.
2
No
Don’t know GO TO Q35a.
3
Please write the name of the nursing home/residential care facility and the county it is located in the space below: Name of nursing home/residenƟal care facility:
Q22b.
They did not have any symptoms
4
County:
Don’t know
1 Carlow 2 Cavan 3 Clare 4 Cork 5 Donegal 6 Dublin
14 Longford
5
15 Louth 16 Mayo 17 Meath
Q26. During their stay in the nursing home/residential care facility, did healthcare sta help and support them with their emotional needs
18 Monaghan
(e.g. feeling worried, feeling anxious, feeling low etc.)? 1 Yes, deȴnitely 2 Yes, to some extent 3 No 4
19 Oaly
7 Galway
20 Roscommon
21 Sligo
8 Kerry
9 Kildare
22 Tipperary
10 Kilkenny
23 Waterford
They did not need help with this
11 Laois 12 Leitrim 13 Limerick
Don’t know
24 Westmeath
5
25 Wexford
26 Wicklow
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