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Dementia Treatment">Dementia Treatment
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According to current estimates, more than five million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia.
Research has shown that most people do not receive the type of care they want in their final months of life.
Policymakers should encourage and promote maximum participation in the electoral process.
To ensure that people are afforded every opportunity to make informed decisions about end-of-life care and to understand the range of medical and palliative options, th
Policymakers should support programs to help patients plan their advance care and create clear, comprehensive advance health care directives to be shared w
Policymakers should support research that aims at providing information that would further improve the quality of end-of-life care.
Health insurance plans should provide adequate coverage for hospice care.
Medical devices play a critical role in the health care of older Americans.