Dementia Gateway: End of life care for people with dementia
Section editor: Karen Harrison Dening, Consultant Admiral Nurse working in Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust. Read more about Karen
Co-author: Sharon Scott, Dementia Palliative Care Research Nurse for Marie Curie, University College London. Read more about Sharon
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An introduction
What does end of life care mean in the case of dementia?
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Pain in advanced dementia
Ways to recognise and relieve pain in people with advanced dementia
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Eating and drinking at the end of life
Ideas to help with late-stage swallowing problems
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End of life care: Carers' needs
Issues faced by carers when their loved one is dying
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Care in the last days and hours of life
Final signs and what to do
How can we best support people with dementia to have a good death or to die as they would wish? What particular issues arise for carers at this time?
Explore the links above to find out about some of the most important areas of care for people with dementia at the end of their life.
It was a good death, it was calm, he was surrounded by the people he loved.
Barbara Pointon, on the death of her husband Malcolm who had Alzheimer's, The Guardian, 28 July 2007
Share your own practice examples with us!
SCIE is looking for examples of good practice in dementia care so that we can share them with people working in the sector and help to raise standards of care.
Visit the Dementia Good Practice Exchange to find out more.
