Near Life's End, Older Patients Benefit from Aid with Daily Activities
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 14:14
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale researchers have found that services to assist with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing and walking, are needed for all older persons at the end of life, regardless of the conditions leading to their deaths. The team also found that these services are needed most for older persons dying from advanced dementia.