title: Is hospice care appropriate for Alzheimer patients?
abstract: Hospice care can benefit late-stage Alzheimer's patients, but caregivers and families must first be aware of the complications and treatment difficulties that often accompany Alzheimer's disease. From this awareness they can determine whether and when hospice care is appropriate for their patients or loved ones.
authors.affiliation: Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Volicer
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Volicer
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing*; D003657:Decision Making; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States