Palliative care is poor for the increasing number of people with dementia, even though it is seen as a terminal condition.

Services and evidence for palliative care in dementia are difficult to establish.

The rationale for palliative care in dementia is based on an identified need for good clinical care.

The research base for any particular palliative intervention in dementia tends to be thin, but improving.

Every type of intervention (or non-intervention) carries moral significance at the end of life in dementia.