Despite the impact that dementia and frailty have on older people and their families, they
have not traditionally been conceptualized as 'terminal'or 'life-limiting'syndromes. For …

In the UK, research continues to confirm that people with certain chronic illnesses, such as
chronic lung disease and cardiac failure, represent the 'disadvantaged dying'compared to …

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 …

One in three adults over the age of 60 years will die with dementia. Most will have complex
physical and psychological needs. Despite this, many people with dementia receive poor …

BackgroundPeople with dementia often die badly, receiving end-of-life care of poorer quality
than that given to those who are cognitively intact. AimsTo define good end-of-life care for …

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 …

Highlights•With limited resources and a lack of curative therapies, clinically treating patients
with dementia has many inherent challenges that are compounded by end-of-life …

Only within the past 10 years has it been generally acknowledged within the palliative care
literature in the UK that diseases manifesting a dementia syndrome are terminal illnesses …

About 100,000 people with dementia die each year in the UK. It is exceptional for them to
spend their last days in a hospice, and any involvement of formal palliative care services is …

Australia's population is ageing. Life expectancy is increasing; the number of people older
than 85 more than doubled between 1990 and 2010 (1). Chronic illness is now the leading …