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Dementia care programs help, if caregivers can find them

Dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers.

In the U.S., more than 11 million unpaid and largely untrained family members and friends provide more than 80% of care to people with dementia, supplying assistance worth $272 billion in 2021.
In the U.S., more than 11 million unpaid and largely untrained family members and friends provide more than 80% of care to people with dementia, supplying assistance worth $272 billion in 2021.Read moreMASKOT / Getty Images
    by Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News
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