Place of death preference among people with dementia: an important conversation

As life expectancy increases, more and more people are suffering with dementia,1 with numbers anticipated to continue to rise into the foreseeable future.2 Despite this, little is known about the preferred place of death (a quality marker for end-of-life care) for patients suffering with this illness, or factors which impact the achievement of same.

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news