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Chapter 15. Care by Families for Late Stage Dementia

  1. Alistair Burns3,
  2. Bengt Winblad4
  1. Steven H. Zarit1,
  2. Joseph E. Gaugler2

Published Online: 19 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0470010568.ch15

Book Title

Severe Dementia

Severe Dementia

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How to Cite

Zarit, S. H. and Gaugler, J. E. (2006) Care by Families for Late Stage Dementia, in Severe Dementia (eds A. Burns and B. Winblad), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470010568.ch15

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9Lt, UK

  2. 4

    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Neurotec B 84, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Human Development and Family Studies, 211 Henderson Bldg. South, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802-6505, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Kentucky, 110 College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536-6774, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 19 SEP 2006
  2. Published Print: 21 APR 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470010549

Online ISBN: 9780470010563

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Keywords:

  • family care in late stage dementia;
  • effects of placement on carers;
  • maximising family involvement in residential long-term care settings;
  • late stage patients and end-of-life decisions;
  • quality of end-of-life care in dementia

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Late stage care in the home

  • The effects of placement on carers

  • The family's involvement in late stage institutional care

  • End-of-life issues

  • Post-care adaptation

  • Conclusions

  • References

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