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Do People with Dementia Find Lies and Deception in Dementia Care Acceptable?

In a 2011 study published in PubMed, researchers conducted interviews with people with dementia and found that lies were considered acceptable if told in their best interest. This reveals that for the question "Do people with dementia find lies and deception in dementia care acceptable?", the answer is not a simple yes or no, but a complex matter of context and intent.