When an elderly family member is diagnosed with dementia, families can fight over caregiving

The current estimate of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, is 5.7 million and that number is project to grow as Baby Boomers age and live longer. When ailing adults can no longer manager their own affairs, responsibility shifts to family members often unprepared for the job. According to Alzheimer’s Association, often there are old family dynamics that are emerging and old stressors and old wounds that people thought were put to rest a long time ago emerge. Read article here…

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