{"id":13325,"date":"2017-01-01T11:52:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T16:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/dementia-caregiving-in-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:10:35","slug":"dementia-caregiving-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/dementia-caregiving-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia Caregiving in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--group--divi-section--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--group--divi-row--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--group--divi-column--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caregiving.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Dementia-Caregiving-in-the-US_February-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">report<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (38 pages) presents the findings from a 2015 survey with U.S.-based caregivers who supported a person with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, dementia or some other type of mental confusion, with a special focus on how their role affects their lives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The report is based on quantitative data collected online from 1,335 respondents aged 18 and over who reported providing unpaid care to another person in the past year. It compares the experiences of caregivers of people with dementia (n=372) with those of caregivers of people without dementia (n=963). Topics addressed include caregiver demographics; the nature, intensity and duration of the support provided; how the demands of caregiving affected carer health and wellness; and caregiver information and support needs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW150486980 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150486980 BCX0\">The information in this report is drawn from<\/span> <\/span><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW150486980 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/pri\/topics\/ltss\/family-caregiving\/caregiving-in-the-united-states-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW150486980 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150486980 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Caregiving in the U.S. 2015<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW150486980 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150486980 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW150486980 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caregiving.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Dementia-Caregiving-in-the-US_February-2017.pdf%20%20\" target=\"_blank\" data-icon=\"$\">Read the report<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> This research report (38 pages) presents the findings from a 2015 survey with U.S.-based caregivers who supported a person with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, dementia or some other type of mental confusion, with a special focus on how their role affects their lives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14233,"parent":0,"template":"","format":[51,52],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"auteur":[469,472,490,560,727,728],"organisme":[350,729],"class_list":["post-13325","knowledge_directory","type-knowledge_directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","auteur-gail-gibson-hunt-en","auteur-lisa-weber-raley-en","auteur-c-grace-whiting-en","auteur-michael-panek","auteur-matthew-baumgart-en-2","auteur-michael-panek-en-2","organisme-national-alliance-for-caregiving-en","organisme-alzheimers-association-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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