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How is Crisis defined?
A patient is considered to be “In Crisis” if:
1. Patient and/or caregiver safety is at risk and/or there is a risk that a significant health event and/or challenging end-of-life symptoms cannot be managed in their current setting 2. Patient at risk of requiring ED or acute care admission
3. Community resources have been exhausted and family/ caregivers are unable to cope with the patient’s care needs
4. There is a risk that the services required to meet the patient’s end-of-life care plan goals may not be available in their current setting
5. Patient at risk of not accessing their preferred place of death (considering recent trajectory of the PPS score).