Observations on Alzheimer disease: a comparison of services in Japan and the United States.
In both Japan and the United States, families provide most of the care to Alzheimer patients, but in Japan, the patient is more likely to live in a multi-generational setting. Three types of programs are described and compared: support groups, day care centers, and institutional care. Despite rapid growth in services, neither country yet provides a uniformly satisfactory level of service.
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008134:Long-Term Care; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States