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This article is reprinted with permission. Source: Innovation in Aging, 2019, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1–11 (https://www.geron.org/)
Abstract Translational Significance: Adult day centers that specialize in the care of persons with neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) play an important role in both reducing the burden placed upon caregivers and in slowing or even removing the trajectory to institutionalized long-term care. Research on this type of specialized day center is minimal. This article provides information on the cognitive status and functional independence of new enrollees, and the burden of their caregivers at the point of enrollment. It also considers racial/ethnic
Keywords: Daycare, Dementia, Minorities, Neurocognitive disorders |
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