First Person-Centered Measure of Dementia Caregiving Styles Improves Partner, Patient Outcomes

First Person-Centered Measure of Dementia Caregiving Styles Improves Partner, Patient Outcomes

By Wendy Lombard Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias cause progressive memory loss and changes in thinking, behavior and daily functioning. As symptoms worsen, people living with dementia need increased support to stay healthy, safe and engaged in everyday life. This support is most often provided by unpaid family members and friends, including spouses, adult children, relatives and close companions. Yet, dementia care partners receive lit…