OBJECTIVES Our aim was to (1) describe the clinical characteristics and symptoms of
people diagnosed with dementia at the time of admission to inpatient palliative care; and (2) …

Background: Hospital admissions among people dying with dementia are common. It is not
known whether identification of palliative care needs could help prevent unnecessary …

Background There is a growing emphasis on the importance of availability of specialist
palliative care for people living with dementia. However, for people imminently dying with …

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/OBJECTIVES Acute hospitalization may be an ideal opportunity to
introduce palliative care to dementia patients, who may benefit from symptom management …

Background: Symptom burden is common for long-term care residents with dementia which
if untreated compromises quality of life. Measurement tools can support assessment of …

Background In patients with serious illness, use of specialist palliative care may result in
improved quality of life, patient and caregiver satisfaction and advance care planning, as …

Little is known of the palliative care needs and experiences of older adults. This study
explored whether these needs differed from those of younger patients. We performed a …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of dementia in a palliative care unit (PCU) and to
determine whether there is a difference between length of stay (LOS) and Palliative …

Background: Patients with dementia may receive suboptimal end-of-life care in hospital
settings reflecting broader debate around the palliative status of dementia syndromes …