title: End-of-life care: a special calling for case managers.
abstract: A peaceful, pain-free death with final days spent on one's own terms is a wonderful and measurable outcome of individual case management. Advocacy in life and especially in death should be at the very heart of case management.
authors.affiliation: Options Unlimited, Huntington, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mullahy
authors.forename: Deborah K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018579:Patient Selection; D024382:Professional Role; D011788:Quality of Life; D012151:Resuscitation; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology