Older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease and access to palliative care

A palliative approach to care including advance care planning and GOC conversations would be appropriate for older adults with advanced CKD given their high rates of comorbidities, hospitalizations, and mortality. Primary care providers might experience challenges facilitating conversations in this population, highlighting opportunities for enhanced training and point-of-care interventions, and facilitating access to specialist palliative care consultations when appropriate.