title: Supporting older people: death and bereavement.
abstract: In this article, brought to you in association with Help the Aged, Jonathan Ellis discusses the important role nurses can play in helping older people at the end of their lives, and calls for better training.
authors.affiliation: Help the Aged, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D001601:Bereavement; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*