The Medicare hospice benefit was originally designed around a cancer disease paradigm
but increasingly serves people living with dementia. At this time, almost half of all older …

A diagnosis of dementia often comes with difficulties in understanding a conversational
context and expressing how one feels. So far, research on how to facilitate advance care …

Background: In the United States, dementia specialty centers affiliated with centers of
excellence for research hold promise as locations to develop innovative, holistic care in care …

Background A growing number of persons living with dementia (PLwD) die at home with
hospice care. However, there is limited information describing the needs of dying …

Background: Dementia is the decline in cognitive function sufficient to impair one's
accustomed functioning. Countries with aging populations, such as Singapore, face rising …

SAMMANFATTNING I takt med att världens befolkning blir äldre förväntas även antalet
personer med kognitiv sjukdom att öka, likaså antalet anhöriga till dessa personer. Detta gör …

En el contexto actual de los cuidados paliativos, cada vez más, se cuida de manera holística
integrando a los familiares en el proceso de atención a la persona con necesidades de …

Background: Family caregiver's perspective regarding the care of their loved ones at the end-
of-life risks being overlooked by healthcare professionals. The family caregivers become the …

This research provides a content analysis on blank medical advance directive (AD)
documents distributed in San Francisco Bay Area's hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and …