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. 2010 Mar;22(2):31-6.
doi: 10.7748/nop2010.03.22.2.31.c7567.

Caring for people with end-stage dementia

D Birch  1 , D Stokoe
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Caring for people with end-stage dementia

D Birch et al. Nurs Older People. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

This article considers the role of palliative care in the management of patients with dementia. It aims to broaden the knowledge of nurses providing general care as well as specialist palliative and end of life care to patients with dementia in all settings. The article helps nurses to identify the characteristics of end-stage dementia and meet the associated challenges that this diagnosis poses. Nurses should then be in a better position to recognise and support patients and their families and ensure that palliative care is included in care planning for this group of patients.

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