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Through interviews with the patients, their families, and the nursing homes’ caretakers, the researchers found that patients with end-stage dementia did not receive an ideal quality of care for their condition...
...Harvard Medical School study recommends that patients with advanced dementia be given the same quality care as patients with terminal illnesses such as cancer or heart failure...
...Infections and eating problems were hallmark for patients [with advanced dementia],” said Mitchell, who is also a senior scientist at Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL), a Harvard Medical School affiliate. “Far too many patients received stressing symptoms, and the care they receive at the end of life has not been optimal, in part because they have not been recognized as [having] a terminal illness...
...result, Mitchell’s paper—published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine—recommends expert management for palliative care in addition to awareness of the seriousness of the disease at the end stage...
...study calls for improved communication with patients and family members so they understand what to expect in the final stages [of dementia] to make decisions of care with their patients,” Mitchell said...