Category Archives: Dementia

Empowering Better End-of-Life Dementia Care (EMBED-Care) Programme

Posted on April 14, 2021 by pallcare

Sophie Crawley is a Research Assistant and Doctoral Research Fellow in the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London. Here, she introduces EMBED-Care; the ground-breaking research programme aiming to significantly improve palliative and end-of-life care for people with … Continue reading →

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St Giles Hospice works in partnership to support dementia care in care homes

Posted on March 11, 2020 by pallcare

St Giles Hospice, in the West Midlands of England, provides palliative care for people with advanced cancer, motor neurone disease, and other terminal illnesses. With a long tradition of working in partnership with other like-minded organisations to provide supportive care, … Continue reading →

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The palliative care challenge of dementia

Posted on March 4, 2020 by pallcare

St Giles Hospice, in the West Midlands of England, provides palliative care for people with advanced cancer, motor neurone disease, and other terminal illnesses. With a long tradition of working in partnership with other like-minded organisations to provide supportive care, … Continue reading →

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What is the impact of dementia on the person’s family and who cares for the carers?

Posted on May 30, 2018 by pallcare

Jacinta Kelly, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Community Palliative Care Team, North West Hospice, Sligo, and Dympna O’Connell, Lecturer, Department of Nursing at St Angela’s College, Sligo, Ireland, explain the background to their longer article published in the March/April issue of the … Continue reading →

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Dementia and Palliative Care – A Good Fit?

Posted on March 26, 2018 by pallcare

Fran McInerney, Professor of Dementia Studies and Education at the Wicking Dementia Research & Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, explores the background to and some implications of the longer article she and colleagues published in the March issue … Continue reading →

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