Living in the Community With Dementia: Who Receives Paid Care?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Paid caregivers (eg, home health aides and personal care attendants) provide hands-on care that helps individuals with dementia live in the community. This study (a) characterizes paid caregiving among community-dwelling individuals with dementia and (b) identifies factors associated with receipt of paid care.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting

The 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), a nationally representative study of Medicare recipients aged 65 years and older.

Participants

Community-dwelling individuals with dementia (n = 899).

Measurements

Paid and family caregiving support was determined by participant or proxy report of help received with functional tasks. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine fact

SUBMITTER: Reckrey JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6957088 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature