Caregivers talk about the physical and emotional toll of Alzheimer’s
Nearly 60 percent of Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers rate the emotional stress of caregiving as high or very high, and about 40 percent suffer from depression. Primary caregivers change diapers and feed and bathe their husbands and wives, mothers and fathers. They juggle jobs and other family responsibilities and deal with often exorbitant expenses and difficult end-of-life decisions.
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