06/12/2017

National Alzheimer’s Month Spotlights Caretaker Fatigue

These volunteers could use more help than they are currently receiving

The Alzheimer’s Association is taking advantage of the national limelight to distribute information and resources to its audience.

Most of the 15 million Americans who are providing unpaid care for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia feel they could use more help, according to a new survey from the Alzheimer’s Association.

Two-out-of-three caregivers felt isolated or alone in their situation, and 84 percent of them would like more support with care-giving tasks, particularly from their family, according to the survey.

Please click here to read the complete article from Associations Now.