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- Existing medical care, home care or community services programs may not be appropriate for early onset individuals.
- Family members and other care partners often lack information and support that they need to provide care to their loved ones.
We often think of Alzheimer’s disease as striking people when they are in their twilight years. However, this report very clearly shows that people in mid-life are dealing with dementia as a patient (instead of as a caregiver). We need to stop and think about the challenges that these people face in their professional careers and with their health providers. Finally, we need to encourage the creation of an education effort to help the general population understand issues related to early onset dementia so that we can build a supportive environment for those who tragically are diagnosed with this disease.
http://www.alz.org/documents/national/earlyonsetreport_full_report.pdf
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