The ‘dementia tax’: how struggling families are picking up the bill
Rural England has more than its fair share of people with dementia and this article gives much food for thought on the rural demographics which make the provision of a rural fair deal on health so difficult. It tells us:
If suffering from dementia wasn’t enough of a struggle, patients are also forced to spend £22,000 a year on healthcare costs, according to new research.
The Alzheimer’s Society found that private individuals are shouldering roughly two thirds of the cost of dementia healthcare.