A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open (JAMA Network Open) has thrown light on dementia, which has put the lives of 1 in 4 Americans at risk, and most importantly about living alone with cognitive decline. The study talks about how those with cognitive decline who are staying alone are not served effectively by the American Health System.
"...older adults living alone with cognitive impairment are systematically destined to fall through the cracks of a health care system overly relying on unpaid caregivers, limited access to public home-care aides, and a reactionary, crisis-driven system. These social forces may be associated with the demonstrated negative health consequences observed for older adults living alone with cognitive impairment," the researchers have said.
