Difficulties Eating in Advanced Dementia | Dementia Care U by the Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County

UCLA geriatric health expert Nancy Weintraub, MD, discusses difficulties that people with advanced dementia face when eating and swallowing. She will also address options to deal with these issues.

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The project described was supported by Grant Number 1C1CMS330982 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or any of its agencies. This project was funded, in part, by the Archstone Foundation.