Kinship and Care: Racial Disparities in Potential Dementia Caregiving in the United States From 2000 to 2060.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the family plays a pivotal role in older adults' care, there is limited research on how evolving demographic trends affect older adults' support networks and how the trends vary by race. To fill this gap, we examine the influence of shifting family demographics on future care needs for older adults with dementia, emphasizing the unequal health and potential caregiving burdens by race in the United States.

Methods

Using demographic models of kinship, we estimate the availability of potential caregivers, and dementia prevalence among one's kin by race, kin type, and the age of a focal person from 2000 to 2060. We introduce an index called the Dementia Dependency Ratio to assess dementia caregiving demands at the population level, taking into account the age

SUBMITTER: Feng K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542221 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature