Table 2.

Seven key questions and themes in Advance Care Planning^a

1.	How involved have you been in the patient’s treatment, care and decision-making as family, and how much would you like to be included?
2.	What have both of you (patient and family) understood about the situation and the disease?
3.	What kind of additional information do both of you (patient and family) need so as to better understand the situation?
4.	What should we know about the patient’s life and values to ensure the best care? What matters and what makes life in general meaningful?
5.	What goals, ideas and expectations do you both (patient and family) have for the nursing home stay?
6.	Does the patient struggle with unfinished business?
7.	Have both of you (patient and family) previously discussed end-of-life treatment e.g. hospitalization in case of acute illness?

^aThe questions were listed in the ACP flash card, available as an online Additional file 2