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They also include advice on how to help a transgender person with dementia to maintain their preferred appearance when they can no longer do it themselves.

This is normal for dementia care. You should strive to maintain their appearance they had when they were healthy. As far as is possible, of course. Like how jeans aren't a comfortable option anymore when you need diapers and you have limited mobility, so they might have to switch to sweatpants.

BUT, carers should also be observant to the patient's current needs. Dementia patients are still adults, and they should get to choose what they want to wear right then and there, if possible. If someone is showing obvious distress from wearing a dress, then that should obviously be avoided.

Just like if someone has been vegan for 50 years, but suddenly wants to eat steak and is refusing the broccoli. Then guess what? They get steak, even if the family gets angry about it. It's the person's choice, not the family's.