...s, palliative care has only recently begun to be developed in LTCFs and effectiveness research hardly exists.PACE aims to compare, in six EU countries (BE, UK, IT, FI, PL, NL)(1) the effectiveness of health care systems with and without formal palliative care structures in LTCFs on patient and family outcomes –quality of dying, quality of life– quality of palliative care and cost-effectiveness, by ...