Opportunity Costs for Families Providing Home and Community Base Dementia Care. Can We Have a Real Discussion About Policy?

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Aug;32(8):983-987. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.04.007. Epub 2024 Apr 18.

Author

Christopher C Colenda¹

Affiliation

¹ Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; West Virginia University Health System, Morgantown, WV. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 38702253
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.04.007

No abstract available

Keywords: Absenteeism opportunity costs; caregiver burden; living wage; policy reform.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Caregivers / economics
Community Health Services / economics
Dementia* / economics
Dementia* / therapy
Family
Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data
Health Policy* / economics
Home Care Services* / economics
Humans