Family Members With Dementia Case Study

There is a lot to think about when caring for someone who has Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Some of the challenges family members faces or experiences living with someone with dementia are financial burden, health challenges, and navigating resource in the health care system. Children who have a parent living with dementia might face financial burden due to parent running out of money. They might feel like they have to take on the responsibility by supporting and providing their parents with a home, food expenses, and medications costs. Health challenges is another issue that family members may encounter when caring for their dementia patient. For example, spouse or children tend to be care providers for dementia patient by doing