"Helping someone who has dementia through the last years of life is a difficult journey. As the disease progresses, you'll make more decisions for your loved one. Among the most profound are decisions that ensure respect, dignity and physical comfort until the end of life." Mayo Clinic Hospice care is typically reserved for people who have less than six months to live. Because this time frame can be difficult to predict in end-stage dementia, hospice care is generally considered appropriate when a person who has end-stage dementia which includes:
- Has lost the ability to communicate
- Can no longer walk
- Can no longer hold his or her head up
- Has at least one dementia-related medical complication, such as aspiration pneumonia, infection or weight loss (Mayo Clinic)
Jul 16, 2014
Recognizing End Stages of Dementia
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