Responding to dementia symptoms can be a stressful daily activity, especially for spousal partners. Living with a partner with early-stage dementia means that spouses are often the first in line to witness changes in their partners and to provide daily support and assistance.
But care oftentimes is lacking for the caregivers themselves: Studies have shown that spousal care partners have a greater risk of death, functional disability and cognitive decline compared to other family care partners. And even when help arrives, it’s often too late to be effective.
A new study from the Yale School of Public Health may have found an answer. The…
