Dementia care costs families thousands monthly
Seven million Americans have Alzheimer's, leaving families to navigate rising costs for memory care or home care that can exceed $400,000 over a lifetime.
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Working through dementia care
A 65-year-old caregiver in New Orleans balances her mother's dementia with her own survival, finding that work is sometimes her only escape.
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At 70, I became my 102-year-old mom's full-time caregiver
A retired nurse moved her aging mother in after a health crisis, trading her retirement dreams for round-the-clock caregiving and financial strain.
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She thought she'd be spoiling her grandkids. She's raising them.
Joann Ernst, 72, pays rent, works a job, and disciplines two boys, while her retirement savings quietly drain away.
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Two decades of caregiving, and a life on hold
Laura Lee Ehrlich has cared for five older relatives since 2002, and she is still waiting for her turn.
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