End of Life Care for Patients with Dementia

Lianne Hirano, MD

UW Medicine, Department of Medicine

Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine

School of Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture, you should be able to:

Recognize common symptoms that occur as dementia progresses
Describe hospice services and support that can benefit patients and their caregivers
Discuss the criteria used to identify patients who can be referred to hospice

[From the Winter 2023 Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series]