Advice Tag: Advice. End of life care - useful organisations Find organisations that can provide help and support at the end of the person's life. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Coping with the death of a person with dementia It can be challenging when a person with dementia is approaching the end of their life. You may feel a range of emotions and there are many things to consider such the person's place of death, environment and funeral arrangements. However there is lots of support available. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. End of life care: communication and physical needs There are many ways to communicate with a person at the end of their life. There are also steps you can take to support a person with any pain, infections, eating and drinking problems, and delirium. Read more
Real stories Feel the love: A carer reflects on her greatest challenge We meet Pat Collard who supported her husband from his dementia diagnosis to his death. We meet Pat Collard who supported her husband from his dementia diagnosis to his death. ... 01 April 2018 0comments.
Information Change and loss in our online community Read how people get different kinds of support from our online community throughout the dementia journey. Read how people get different kinds of support from our online community throughout the dementia journey. ... 01 February 2018 0comments.
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society responds to figures showing dementia remains leading cause of death Dementia is still the leading cause of death in England and Wales. Read more
News Tag: News. Research finds people with dementia receive little specialist support at end of life, despite high levels of need Researchers have found that despite having complex needs, most of the healthcare received by people in the later stages of dementia is provided by GPs or emergency services, with little support from specialist healthcare professionals. Read more
News Tag: News. Life expectancy has levelled off – Alzheimer’s Society comment Improvements in life expectancy have almost 'ground to a halt', says Professor Sir Michael Marmot, who's said he is 'deeply concerned' that increases in life expectancy had levelled off since 2010. Read more
Advice Caring at the end Members of our online community can be there around the clock for someone who is caring for a loved one at the end of life. Members of our online community can be there around the clock for someone who is caring for a loved one at the end of life. ... 01 June 2017 0comments.
Research Statistics for dementia as the leading cause of death Read more about figures from the Office for National Statistics showing that dementia is the most common cause of death in England and Wales. Read more about figures from the Office for National Statistics showing that dementia is the most common cause of death in England and Wales. ... 01 March 2017 2comments.
News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society responds to ONS statistic showing that dementia and Alzheimer's disease are the leading cause of death for the first time New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown that dementia and Alzheimer's disease are now the leading cause of death in England and Wales. Read more
Information What might the idea of a 'good death' mean for a person with dementia? From the December 2015/January 2016 issue of our magazine, advance planning for the end of life may be particularly beneficial for a person with dementia, though death can remain a difficult subject to address. We consider the idea of a 'good death'. From the December 2015/January 2016 issue of our magazine, advance planning for the end of life may be particularly beneficial for a person with dementia, though death can remain a difficult subject to address. We consider the idea of a 'good death'. ... 11 January 2016 3comments.
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