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Talking about death and end of life with a person who has dementia

Tips on conversations about death and end of life decisions, from Dementia Support Forum members and Dementia together magazine readers.

Change and loss in our online community

01 February 2018

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.

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.

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.

Caring at the end

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.

What might the idea of a 'good death' mean for a person with dementia?

11 January 2016