Dementia syndrome is common and expected to increase significantly among older people
and characterized by the loss of cognitive, psychological and physical functions. Palliative …

Dementia is a progressive life limiting condition with increasing prevalence and complex
needs. Palliative care needs of patients with dementia are often poorly addressed; …

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 …

Background When entering the dying phase, the nature of physical, psychosocial and
spiritual care needs of people with dementia and their families may change. Our objective …

Death with dementia is increasingly common. Although prognostication is difficult, it is an
incurable life-limiting illness for which palliative care for the patient is often appropriate …

Palliative care is an approach that stands well with the aims of person-centred dementia
care. There is no doubt that the standards of care for many people with advanced dementia …

Background: Increasing number of people are dying with advanced dementia. Comfort and
quality of life are key goals of care. Aims: To describe (1) physical and psychological …

Background: Few patients with end-stage dementia are enrolled in hospice care. A palliative
care approach would nonetheless seem to be appropriate in various care settings, including …

Patients with advanced dementia often receive poor end-of-life care. We aimed to design
and pilot a palliative care and advance care plan (ACP) intervention. Patients had …

Background: Patients with dementia often receive poor end-of-life care, with inadequate
pain control and without access to the palliative care services that patients with cancer are …