title: Who Should Assess the Needs of and Care for a Dementia Patient's Caregiver?
abstract: Using a clinical case example, we examine whether health and human service professionals have a moral obligation to assess and address the needs of family caregivers of persons with dementia and, if so, the challenges in doing so under current health care and reimbursement mechanisms. We also discuss specific strategies for involving caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and School of Medicine in Baltimore, where she is also the director of the Center for Innovative Care in Aging.
authors.forename: Laura N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Gitlin
authors.affiliation: Associate professor and the Anthony Buividas Endowed Term Chair in Gerontology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia.
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hodgson
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003704:Dementia; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000941:ethics; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D024382:Professional Role