Many don't know of end-of-life aid available for their final months

A high proportion of people were not aware of the health services available to them in the final months of their lives, a long-term study of older people has found.

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (Tilda), published by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with an inter-disciplinary panel of scientific researchers, has today published its latest report, which focuses on the end-of-life experience of older adults in Ireland.

It also found that people can enjoy a better quality of life in their final months if some risks are avoided and treatable conditions are screened and tended to accordingly.