According to a recent Alzheimer’s Association survey, people overwhelmingly agree (91 percent) that caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia should be a group effort among family or close friends, yet one out of three caregivers (39 percent) are not engaging others in caregiving tasks.
The survey also revealed that more than four in five caregivers (84 percent) would have liked additional support in providing care for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, especially from their family.
“In more than two decades with the Alzheimer’s Association, I have seen family after family deal with the stresses and demands of caregiving,” James said. “While each journey with Alzheimer’s disease is different, there is one common factor among them all: Alzheimer’s takes a physical and emotional toll on its caregivers.”
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