Palliative care seems the right approach to dementia, except that it suggests a dichotomy
between cure and care. As in cancer care, supportive care provides a broader framework …

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 …

The current focus in dementia care places emphasis on the potential of people to live well
with the condition. Given the historical tendency to neglect the full rights and citizenship of …

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

Over years, the dedicated past thirty work-* years, dedicated workers in palliative care have
de-veloped a unique philoso-phy that focuses on comfort and have worked to translate that …

Many patients with dementia benefit from palliative care at the end of life, an interdisciplinary
approach 1 that applies a treatment philosophy of “coping,” rather than “curing,” for patients …

An optimal approach to palliative care for people with dementia has been defined by the
European Association for Palliative Care with 11 domains including applicability of palliative …

This literature review surveys palliative care received by people with dementia, and
identifies challenges and barriers to its delivery. These include communication problems …

Palliative care, which is the basis of hospice care, was originally developed for patients with
terminal cancer. In 1967, Cecily Saunders recognized that continuation of aggressive …

Older people with dementia have multiple palliative care needs, with pain, agitation,
dyspnoea, aspiration and pressure ulcers being common and persistent in advanced …