“Mr. Smith Has No Mealtimes”: Minimal Comfort Feeding for Patients with Advanced Dementia

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
February 2025
Hope A. Wechkin, MD, Paul T. Menzel, PhD, ∙ Elizabeth T. Loggers, MD, PhD,∙ Robert C. Macauley, MD, ∙ Thaddeus M. Pope, JD, PhD, Peter L. Reagan, MD,  Timothy E. Quill, MD

(This article from 2025 relates to our recent Zoom meeting on 8/23/2026, Understanding VSED. Video of the meeting)

Minimal Comfort Feeding is a new approach to providing oral nutrition and hydration to patients with advanced dementia that honors the wishes of those who don’t want to continue living with this illness while considering the ethical obligations of their caregivers.

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