Book: Transitions

A transition in later stage dementia care may refer to a shift in the nature of care, and may include a change in location or place of care.

It can be very difficult to determine the exact stage the person with dementia is in, and a key challenge is identifying the point at which someone living with dementia begins to die from dementia. 

As mentioned earlier a palliative care approach should begin when dementia is diagnosed. That aside, the main concerns in later stage dementia is that of the physiological, spiritual, psychological and social needs of the person with dementia and their family. 

Watch the short video in which family carer Sean Donal O'Shea talks about caring for his mother who has dementia.