MetLife: Dementia Adds To LTC Burden

Good care for patients suffering from serious cognitive impairment can be even more expensive and difficult to find than ordinary long term care, according to results of a new survey.

Only half of U.S. nursing homes have separate care units for dementia patients, and only 61% of assisted living facilities provide care for people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, according to a report on the survey, which was sponsored by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, Westport, Conn.