“Does dementia fall under palliative care?”
My grandmother has dementia. Does dementia fall under palliative care?
1 Answer
Depends on what stage of dementia your loved one is in. There is a staging system called the FAST - usually to qualify for palliative care for dementia, a patient would need to be FAST stage 6, which usually involves loss of independence for basic activities of daily living, such as
dressing, bathing, and toileting.
dressing, bathing, and toileting.
