Time-varying effects of socio-demographic and economic factors on the use of institutional long-term care before dementia-related death: A Finnish register-based study.
Kaarina KorhonenElina EiniöTaina LeinonenLasse TarkiainenPekka MartikainenPublished in: PloS one (2018)
We show that individuals with dementia require intensive professional care at the end of life, regardless of their socio-demographic or economic resources. The results imply that the potential for extending community living for people with dementia is likely to be difficult through modification of their socio-demographic and economic environments.