This is a summary of the peer-reviewed article:  Incorporating advance care planning in dementia care by Dionysios Giotas and Karen Harrison Dening. 

The article discusses advance care planning (ACP) as a proactive process that allows people with dementia to describe their preferences for future medical treatment and care. ACP encompasses various components, such as appointing a lasting power of attorney, creating an advance decision to refuse treatment and specifying a preferred place of care and/or death