Brief educational sessions can teach palliative care principles to nurses. Most participants of the study would want to be able to directly consult palliative care and would feel comfortable initiating end-of-life conversations after this educational session.

Conclusion. In older adults with new onset of disability, mortality rates are high and enduring recovery is infrequent.Implications for research, policy or practice. This vulnerable population could benefit from palliative care. Further work is needed to understand how to best prospectively identify and support this population.