Serving Hispanic Families: Home and Community-Based Services for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers

摘要

The Hispanic population is increasing in size and prominence. Alzheimers disease and other dementias are an unrecognized public health issue in the Hispanic community. Accordingly, creating opportunities for Hispanics to overcome deep cultural barriers to obtaining care is important. Hispanics strong cultural commitment to family can result in increased caregiver stress. Family caregivers should be the focus of dementia outreach and have options for culturally appropriate support in their community. This toolkit describes actions states can take to elevate awareness about dementia and provide connections to caregiver care services in the Hispanic community.