A literature search by Bollig, Gjengedal and Rosland (2015) identified that the main ethical issues experienced by nursing staff in nursing homes for the elderly relate to end-of-life care and making complex decisions. For example, whether life sustaining treatments should be withheld.
Reference
Bollig, G., Schmidt, G., Rosland, J.H. and Heller, A. (2015a) Ethical challenges in nursing homes – staff’s opinions and experiences with systematic ethics meetings with participation of residents’ relatives. Scand J Caring Science 29; 810–823
Bollig, G., Gjengedal, E. and Rosland, J.H. (2015b) l They Know!—Do They? A Qualitative Study of Residents and Relatives Views on Advance Care Planning, End-Of-Life Care, and Decision-Making in Nursing Homes. Palliat Med. 30 (5), 456-470.
It is proposed that assisted dying should be an option as part of end-of-life care for the elderly