Although the study did not aim to be representative of all HCPs, data were collected from HCPs working in care homes and those providing care to care homes in the South East of England. However, these attitudes may not be applicable to other HCPs such as general practitioners and allied health professionals and those working in other areas of the UK or in other countries. Finally, an integrated approach to providing end of life care for people with advanced dementia requires collaboration between care providers and family carers. Although it is a limitation that we have not included family carers perspectives, we did seek their views on this topic and hope to publish these findings separately.