Human Growth and Development / Unit 16 HGD 2289 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Dementia Caregiving and Home Care
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The idea
Only about one in ten older adults receiving home care has dementia, yet dementia care takes forty-one percent of unpaid caregiving hours.
In practice
Adult daycare offering supervised activity and social contact, and respite for caregivers.
Where people slip
Home health aides report high job satisfaction but low pay; immigrants make up about a quarter of them.
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