The increasing burden of chronic disease demands that palliative care clinicians address
the needs of patients with non-malignant disease. This discussion document seeks to …

Aim. This paper considers the challenges of delivering effective palliative care to older
people with dementia and the possible strategies to overcome barriers to end‐of‐life care in …

Specialist palliative care (SPC) has expanded recently in Ireland to incorporate diseases
other than cancer, including dementia. Two care areas that pose specific challenges for SPC …

Dementia is a syndrome that is progressive, degenerative, and terminal. The palliative care
philosophy aims to maximize quality of life for the dying individual and is both beneficial for …

Dementia accounts for one in three deaths among people aged 65 and over, but end-of-life
care for people with dementia is often sub-optimal. Palliative care for people with dementia …

Aims and objectives To investigate the knowledge of and attitudes towards palliative care for
advanced dementia and their associations with demographics among nursing staff …

End-of-life care issues for people with advanced dementia have only recently been
addressed in guidance. There appear to be barriers to accessing good palliative care for …

Qualitative methodology based on action research identified challenges when caring for
persons with advanced dementia, as perceived by key professional providers. Data …

While many of the maladies of the 20th century are steadily coming under control, the march
of neurodegenerative disorders continues largely unchecked. Dementias are an exemplar of …

Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) are terminal conditions causing
irreversible, progressive brain disorders that destroy memory, thinking, and eventually the …