Ethical Choices

Introduction

The experience of dying is different for each person. It comes in its own time and its own way.

When a person with dementia is in the very late stages of the disease, the focus should be on quality of life and comfort rather than on lengthening life and giving treatment. Palliative (or comfort) care focuses on the whole person’s needs—physical, emotional and spiritual.

This session includes the following parts:

Part 1:  Ethical End-of-Life Challenges

Part 2:  Medical Care Decisions

Part 3:  Making End-of-Life Decisions

Part 4:  Questions for Reflection

Summary

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