Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2022 May 5;42(4):607–616. doi: 10.1177/07334648221097692

Table 1:

Characteristics of People with Advanced Dementia and their Family Caregivers

People with Advanced Dementia (n=15)
Age, mean (range) 89 (76–104)
Female, n (%) 13 (87%)
Hispanic or Latino/a, n (%) 10 (67%)
Medicaid, n (%) 13 (87%)
Years since first dementia diagnosis, mean (range) 8.3 (3–20)
Dependent in all ADLs, n (%) 13 (87%)
24/7 Paid Care, n (%) 11 (73%)
Number of paid caregivers, mean (range) 3 (1–6)
Family Caregivers (n=15)
Age, mean (range) 61 (37–76)
Female, n (%) 13 (87%)
Hispanic or Latino/a, n (%) 9 (60%)
Child of Person with Dementia, n (%) 9 (60%)
Providing care for 5+ years, n (%) 13 (87%)
Lives with Patient, n (%) 5 (33%)
Works Outside the home for Pay, n (%) 9 (60%)