End of Life | Alzheimer's Society

Globally united: how we connect researchers world wide

We introduce two researchers who are working to improve end of life care. Their research is just one example of how Alzheimer's Society is connecting researchers around the world to tackle dementia.

07 Mar 2019

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Research

Supporting end of life decision-making in care homes

Research project: Scaling up the Family Carer Decision Support toolkit to support decision making at end of life

Research

International research partnerships

International collaborations help our investments to go further. Learn more about our international partnerships and how they influence the dementia research landscape.

Research

Identifying people with dementia who may benefit from palliative care

Read more about our research that aims to support GPs to identify people who are in need of end of life care at the right time so they can access the support they need.

Research

Investigating burdensome end of life care in people with advanced dementia

Find out about our research to tackle issues facing people with advanced dementia and their carers and how we can support them to get the best care.

Advice

Grief, loss and bereavement - other resources

Get details of organisations that can help if you or someone living with dementia is feeling grief, loss or bereavement.

Advice

Readjusting after bereavement

Readjusting after bereavement can be very challenging. Here is our advice for coping at this difficult time.

Advice

Grief, loss and bereavement

When you are close to a person with dementia you may go through feelings of grief and loss. Here we take a look at these feelings in more detail.

Advice

Hospital discharge

Advice and information for people affected by dementia on the hospital discharge process.

Research

Understanding and improving end of life care for people with dementia and their carers

Research project: Understanding and improving support to help people with dementia and their carers prepare for advanced illness and end of life: a development study

Globally united: how we connect researchers world wide

Supporting end of life decision-making in care homes

International research partnerships

Identifying people with dementia who may benefit from palliative care

Investigating burdensome end of life care in people with advanced dementia

Grief, loss and bereavement - other resources

Readjusting after bereavement

Grief, loss and bereavement

Hospital discharge

Caring for Carers: Decisions about end of life care

Caring for carers: Feelings of grief

Caring together: Hospice and mental health staff exchanging expertise

Understanding and improving end of life care for people with dementia and their carers

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