ResoLute
ResoLute is the Empira consortium’s fourth signature program. ResoLute stands for “Resident Empowered Solutions on Living Until the End.” The program strives to support residents and loved ones as they embrace the process of aging with purpose, determination, and an unwavering commitment to uphold what matters most in the later stages of life.
The ResoLute program is an innovative approach to holistic care. This program embraces a concept titled “The Work of Aging”. This term is used to describe conversations or actions that support people in reaching wisdom and recognizing what matters most. In this conversation-based approach, we explore work in 7 domains (Life story, Purpose, Relationships, Condition, Spirituality, End of Life, and Legacy) to address late-life developmental milestones. Addressing these milestones can result in residents and their loved ones having more quality time to connect and focus on what matters most.
Empira recognizes that failing to engage in "Work of Aging" conversation may have grave consequences for individuals and families facing the inevitable decline of advanced age or a life-limiting illness. These consequences often include depression, physical pain, emotional pain, spiritual pain, stress, anxiety, hopelessness, complicated grief, high healthcare costs due to unnecessary or unwanted medical interventions, caregiver burnout, regret, and difficult end-of-life decision-making,
"Work of Aging" conversations courageously recognize and acknowledge that the late-life chapter has begun and provides an opportunity to improve late-life care planning that centers around what’s most important to the individual, considering both medical and non-medical needs.