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• Newly initiated (in-hospital or outpatient), defined as within 2 months, on a ventilator for HMV prescribed by a participating clinic
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• Projected life expectancy of ≤ 2 months
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• Reads, writes, and understands English. If patient does not meet this criterion, they have a caregiver that does
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• Significant cognitive impairment and absence/inability of a family caregiver able to use aTouchAway™ or complete questionnaires on the subject’s behalf
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• Provides informed consent
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• Uncontrolled psychiatric illness
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• Live in a non-institutionalized setting
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• Enrolled in a research study to evaluate another eHealth platform or care coordination model of care
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• Plan to move outside of province in the next 12 months
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