Dementia: ethical issues

A report by the Nuffield Council on Bio-ethics, providing an ethical framework to help those who face dilemmas in everyday care of someone with dementia.

The framework forms the basis for a number of recommendations to policy makers in the following areas:

• promoting autonomy and well-being through an ethical approach to dementia care
• including people with dementia in society
• making decisions about the care and treatment of people with dementia
• dealing with day-to-day ethical dilemmas in care
• recognising the needs of carers
• research funding and participation

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