 BACKGROUND Nursing homes are important locations for palliative care. Through comprehensive geriatric assessments CGAs, evaluations can be made of the palliative care needs of nursing home residents. The interRAI Palliative Care instrument interRAI PC is a CGA that evaluates diverse palliative care needs of adults in all healthcare settings. The evaluation results in Client Assessment Protocols CAPs: indications of problems that need addressing and Scales e.g. Palliative Index for Mortality PIM which can be used to design, evaluate and adjust care plans. This study aims to examine the effect of using the interRAI PC on the quality of palliative care in nursing homes. Additionally, it aims to evaluate the feasibility and validity of the interRAI PC. 