End of Life Care: Achieving dignity for those with dementia

Looking at how 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? Learn more about end of life care for those with dementia:

End of life care in dementia requires good person-centred care. Living well with dementia also includes supporting a person with dementia to die well, or as they would have wished. Be aware of the range of symptoms that a person with dementia may experience at the end of life. Support family carers and help them to understand what is happening at the end of life.

This video was originally published on the SCIE website in 2014.

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