Family Care Availability And Implications For Informal And Formal Care Used By Adults With Dementia In The US

• DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00280
• Publication Date: 2021-09-08T19:52:31Z
• Authors: HwaJung Choi; Michele Heisler; Edward C. Norton; Kenneth M. Langa; Tsai-Chin Cho; Cathleen M. Connell
• Keywords: Family Caregivers

Despite the important role that family members can play in dementia care, little is known about association between availability of and type informal (unpaid) or formal (paid), actually delivered to older adults with US. Using data from Health Retirement Study, we found significantly lower spousal but greater adult child among women versus men, non-Hispanic Blacks Whites, people higher socioeconomic status. Adults disability who have were more likely receive care less use care. In particular, predicted probability a community-dwelling moving nursing home during subsequent two years was substantially for those had co-resident (11 percent) compared did not at least one living close (20 all children far (23 percent). policies on should consider potential predicting will disparities consequences them their families.