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This article is part of The Journal of the Catholic Medical Quarterly (CMQ) and provides a general overview of spiritual and religious needs of people living with dementia and the potential increase this can have on an individual’s sense of well-being..

This website focuses on the specific needs for believers of the Catholic faith, explaining important aspects and acts within the Catholic faith and how this may influence care.

Related pathway points of the Dementia Competency Framework:

• Family and carers needs
• Person-centred care
• Therapeutic care
• Enabling wellbeing, care, choices and preferences