‘What I find futile, you might not’: Aged care GP on the decisions families avoid
Dr Anthony Marinucci says poor funding and excess paperwork in aged care crowd out time to discuss end-of-life decisions.
Is there any benefit to your 98-year-old mother getting CPR?
This is the type of question that GP Dr Anthony Marinucci wants patients to ask themselves before the hypothetical is reality.
In a medical system with high stakes and little time, Dr Marinucci says ‘the talk’ about futile care frequently happens too late, under immense pressure, with families unprepared for the realities of end-of-life decisions.
“The dying process is difficult,” the chair of the RACGP’s Aged Care Specific Interests Group says.
