This is already being done and is called “Comfort Care” in the best Orwellian manner.
They interpret every unclear vocalization as “pain”, administer heavy doses of narcotics so the person loses consciousness. Every time the person wakes up and groans, dehydrated and with the mother of all hangovers, they are given more narcotics.
Dehydration eventually affects their organs ability to process the opiates and eventually they stop breathing whether from dehydration or overdose.
This is great if you are cancer ridden and in horrible pain, but they apply this standard of care to dementia patients who aren’t terminally ill too, especially if they are troublesome.
There is an opiate epidemic in this country, only it’s not the one the news is telling about.
Pro-Choice for Beneficiaries. It’s between them and their Attorney.