Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help.
Tag: Dementia
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Sandra O’Connor’s Extraordinary Final Chapter
The Supreme Court justice found herself balancing conflicting demands of professional achievement and family expectations to the end.
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Rosalynn Carter, 96, Enters Hospice Care at Home in Georgia
The former first lady, who recently announced that she has dementia, joined her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care since February.
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The Only People Who Understand What a Caregiver Goes Through
Mentoring programs bring together those just starting to care for family members with dementia and those who have been coping for some time.
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New Books Try to Offer Shelter from Dementia’s Storm
Mixing the medical and the personal, several memoirists find literary analogies the best way to capture unwelcome visits to “unimaginable lands.”