Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia, and many people live with it for years. This video focuses on the very last phase—the window when someone often qualifies for hospice—and explains what people with Alzheimer’s actually die from, why eating and drinking naturally fall away, and how you can help. We cover common hospice criteria (frequent infections, aspiration pneumonia, hospitalizations, low albumin), why decline looks like “stairs” not a slope, and the specific end-of-life signs: sleeping 20–24 hours, refusing food and fluids, becoming fully bed-bound, and then moving into the actively dying phase. You’ll learn why forcing food can create distress, what “let the body be the guide” looks like in practice, and how to focus on clean, safe, comfortable. If agitation appears or something feels off, that’s when hospice steps in to help.
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