People with dementia and their care partners have an increased loneliness risk

People with dementia and their care partners have an increased loneliness risk 
HCP Live, by Chelsie Derman; 4/8/24 
The study highlights how the experience of loneliness for care partners of people with dementia changes relationship roles throughout the dementia trajectory. A new study sought to widen the knowledge gap on why people with dementia and their care partners have an increased loneliness risk and identified primary themes: losing external social networks, losses with the dyadic relationship, and the burden of a care partner supporting their loved ones.
Editor's Note: Pair this with an article we posted in our newsletter on 3/9/24, with 3/17/24 "most read" rating from our readers: Rising suicide risk among seniors due to loneliness, mobility, financial insecurity, study finds