End of Life | Alzheimer's Society

Gwen's poem about dementia: 'The Silent Killer'

Gwen cared for her mum, who had Alzheimer's disease, until her final years. Following the recent death of someone else with dementia, Gwen had a dream about her mum and wrote this emotive poem when she woke up.

04 Oct 2019

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The UK’s biggest killer: why are deaths from dementia on the rise?

Recent news headlines have reported dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK. Dr Clare Walton from our research team looks at the reasons why deaths from dementia are on the rise and how the numbers compare with deaths due to other major diseases.

06 September 2019

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Tackling critical issues in dementia diagnosis, care and treatment

Research project: King’s College London Multi-professional Clinical Training partnership: critical issues within dementia diagnosis, care and treatment

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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 March 2019

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

Caring for Carers: Decisions about end of life care

Dr Nathan Davies talks about his research about end of life care.

01 September 2018