Washington DC [US], August 20 (ANI): One in every four older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone, placing them at risk of dangerous driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications, and missing medical appointments.
Researchers led by UC San Francisco determined in a study published in JAMA Network Open, that the United States health system is ill-equipped to support patients living alone with cognitive decline, a group whose numbers are expected to grow as the population age.
