I think this is called a Death Doula, and there are local organizations many places. Of course hospice doctors and nurses do the same. Thanks for writing.

Dying well? I do not want to die of Alzheimer's. Not only would I just be a body waiting to fail, the money I want to leave to my daughter would be drained, possibly to nothing, paying for my care. In my sate (WA), you can choose (ahead of time) to be "transitioned" by **having both food and water withheld**, which is unbelievably cruel. Even if you've indicated in a formal, witnessed, signed document, that suicide or assisted suicide is what you want, our culture can't deal with purposeful death. (Although it's OK to euthanize your pets.) I would like to have physician-assisted suicide, even if I'm not functional enough to start the drip myself. A previous formal, signed, witnessed document should be enough to allow one to avoid the pain, expense, and family grief of dying by Alzheimer's (or other dementia).

Thank you for your response, @alissahe. As Miriam noted below, that is what we call a death doula, a woman who will help facilitate in the dying process. I had hoped to do some training in that field, when I retired from Eldercaregiving a couple of years ago, but decided against it, wisely noting my own aging and physical limitations. I think it is a wonderful service that good folks dedicate themselves to, so kudos to your student. And kudos to you as well! Yoga has sustained me for over 40 years! I'm prolly at my best now in reclined mountain, but I still cherish my other asanas and do what I can. I filmed myself a while back, and even proud warrior was pretty funny! Peace and Every Good!