End of life care
Dementia is a life-limiting condition and life expectancy for someone living with dementia is normally lower.
If you are living with dementia, you will need to make choices about your future care, especially when you near your end of life.
This should have already been discussed and agreed as part of your advanced care plan.
Alzheimer’s Society offers advice on making decisions about end of life care.
Find out more bout end of life care decisions
End of life personal health budgets
End of life personal health budgets give you the opportunity to have a more personalised care experience in the final weeks and months of your life, by:
- giving you more say in the care you receive
- helping to make sure it meets your individual needs and preferences
Birmingham and Solihull NHS and Birmingham Hospice provide more information about end of life personal health budgets.
Find out more from Birmingham and Solihull NHS
Find out more from Birmingham Hospice
Continuing healthcare (CHC) fast-track funding
If you have a rapidly deteriorating condition or are entering the final weeks of life, you may require ‘fast-tracking’ for immediate support from NHS continuing healthcare.
This care is funded and arranged by the NHS.
Find out more about CHC adult fast-track
Marie Curie
Marie Curie nurses and healthcare professionals provide expert hospice care, whatever the illness, in the comfort of home and hospice.
Marie Curie's services are free for anyone to access across Birmingham and Solihull.
Preparing for end of life
Everyone is different, you may want to think about what's important to you.
Hospice care at home
Marie Curie's nurses, healthcare assistants and other healthcare professionals bring the clinical, practical and emotional help you need to you in the comfort of your own home.
They offer support to the people close to you too – from reassurance and practical information to letting them take a break.
Companion service
Companion volunteers focus on what’s important to you and those close to you. It might be accompanying you to appointments, being there to listen to how you’re feeling without judgment or stepping in so family or carers can take a break.
Companions provide the emotional and practical support you want – at home, in hospital or over the phone.
Free Support line
Marie Curie run a free support line open:
- 8:00am to 6:00pm - Monday to Friday
- 10:00am to 4:00pm - Saturday and Sunday
You can access this support line by phoning 0800 090 2309.
The Marie Curie team offers practical and emotional support on everything from symptom management and day-to-day care to financial information and bereavement support.
Page last updated: 13 March 2025
