An Overview of Caregiver Burden in Dementia Care

摘要

Successful management of dementia in the community extends beyond the person who has been diagnosed with the condition. Management focuses around two key people: the patient with dementia and the caregiver. Maintaining the person with dementia at home means optimizing potential while minimizing the debilitation normally associated with a progressive neurological condition. The challenge and responsibility for this burden falls to the caregiver in community-based dementia care. The goal of maintaining and sustaining a healthy, successful caregiver is essential to achieve quality health outcomes for the community-dwelling patient with dementia.