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Alzheimer's disease: Anticipating end-of-life needs
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Create advance directives
Focus on comfort, not life extension
Consider hospice or palliative care
Connect through the senses
Dying with dignity
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In the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, caregivers often focus on keeping loved ones safe and comfortable. As the disease progresses, however, you might face difficult end-of-life questions. When is it time to choose comfort care over lifesaving care for your loved one? When does medical care merely prolong a person's dying? Here's help considering these and other end-of-life questions.