Family Caregivers Of People With Dementia Provided 3 Times As Many Total Hours Of Care Over The Last 10 Years Of Life

Family caregivers of people with dementia provided nearly three times as many total hours of care over the last 10 years of life compared with caregivers of those without dementia. In the last 10 years of the care subject's life, those who care for a person with dementia provide a mean of between 4 hours (at 9 to 10 years prior to death) and 33 hours of care per week (in the last year prior to death). This is compared to those who care for a person without dementia, who provide a mean of between 1 hour (at 9 . . .