It is clear that increasing the number of care providers in residential aged care facilities in Australia would improve the palliative care for patients with the end stages of dementia. Three points of this issue: the current shortage of palliative care for the residents with advanced dementia, a key factor to deal with the shortage of this provision and an appropriate person to offer person-centred care for the residents, expect for specialists, is to be discussed. It is a fact that the number of professionals of palliative care is apparently insufficient, while the demand is significantly increasing. Patients with the terminal stage of dementia could more require assistance compared with patients with cancer. However, currently, the needs
