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What end of life care involves
Find out more about end of life care, which aims to help you live as well as possible until you die, and to die with dignity.
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Dementia and end of life planning
Information about end-of-life care for people with dementia, including care homes, care at home and hospices.
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What to expect from end of life care
Find out what to expect from end of life care, wherever you're being cared for, including the 5 priorities for care and who to speak to if you’re concerned.
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Deciding where you have end of life care
If you are approaching the end of life, you may be offered care in a variety of settings.
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Euthanasia and assisted suicide
Read about euthanasia (deliberately ending a person's life to relieve suffering) and assisted suicide (deliberately assisting a person to kill themselves).
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Hospice care
The aim of hospice care is to improve the lives of people who have an incurable illness by providing care for people from the point at which their illness is diagnosed as terminal, to the end of their life.
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Care in a care home
You can receive end of life care in a care home, if you want to.
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Care at home
You may not need to move away from home to receive care as end of life and hospice care can be provided at home.
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Being cared for in hospital
In hospital, you will be cared for by the doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who work on the ward where you are staying.
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Coping financially
Read more about the financial support available if you or a family member need to take time off work as a result of illness or to care for someone with a terminal illness.