Table 1.

TLC Model of Palliative Care for Elderly Patients

Letter	Model Element	Elaboration
T	Timely	Proactive rather than reactive approach to avoid prolonged unnecessary suffering
	Team oriented	Nurses, social workers, trained laypersons, and others involved
L	Longitudinal	Balance of palliative and curative measures evolves with time
C	Collaborative	Patients, family members, and providers share decisions
	Comprehensive	All empirically supported domains of palliative care are addressed