Palliative Care for Someone with Dementia Living at Home
Caring for someone with dementia changes over time, and families often face hard questions without clear answers. In-home palliative care brings medical support to your loved one, whether they live at home, in assisted living, or in memory care, and gives your family guidance along the way.
How Palliative Care Helps the Person with Dementia
- Comfort: recognizing and treating pain or discomfort that may be hard for them to describe
- Sleep and agitation: looking for causes and gentle ways to ease restlessness
- Eating and weight changes: helping families understand what’s happening and what helps
- Medication review: checking for medicines that may cause confusion or side effects
How Palliative Care Helps the Family
- Explaining what to expect as dementia progresses
- Helping you make decisions that reflect what your loved one would want
- Putting wishes in writing, such as a medical power of attorney
- Support for caregiver stress, from our social worker and chaplain
Palliative Care, Caregiving, & Hospice
Palliative care is medical care from licensed clinicians. LoveWell Care Services offers non-medical help at home, such as bathing, meals, companionship, and dementia care. Many families use both.
If dementia becomes advanced and your goals shift toward comfort, LoveWell Hospice can explain your options. The choice of hospice provider is always yours.
How Visits Work
A LoveWell physician or nurse practitioner visits about once a month, and more often when needs change. We coordinate with memory care staff and your loved one’s doctors, and our phones are answered 24/7.
Talk with Our Team
If you’re caring for someone with dementia and aren’t sure what kind of help fits, call us. We’ll listen first.