Alzheimer's: Watch for signs it's time to start hospice care

Alzheimer's: Watch for signs it's time to start hospice care
The Advocate, by Dana Territo; 2/5/24
When is someone with dementia ready for hospice care? ... Some of the characteristics the affected individual may be exhibiting include the lack of ability to ambulate without assistance, incontinence of bowel and bladder, inability to dress and bathe properly, and speech limited to approximately a half dozen or fewer intelligible and different words. There are also intercurrent illnesses associated with advanced dementia in which hospice services would be a benefit.