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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted daily routines across all age groups. However, the impact of the enforced closures of Adult Day Services (ADS) on dementia care dyads has received limited qualitative attention. To address this gap, data from a National Institute of Health (NIH) study (N = 43) were analyzed to explore how COVID-19 impacted community-dwelling persons with dementia and their caregivers. Analyses were conducted on the subsample of caregivers (n = 13) who supported a community-dwelling person with dementia who attended an ADS program at the onset of COVID-19. Findings indicate four central themes: (a) struggle to meet the needs of the person with dementia, (b) physical and cognitive decline of the person with dementia, (c) lack of time for self-care, and (d) adaptations by ADS and caregivers. This study posits that the mandated closure of ADS sites due to COVID-19 exacerbated both caregiving burden and deterioration in individuals with dementia.
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The Journal of Applied Gerontology (JAG) is the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. It features articles that focus on research applications intended to improve the quality of life of older persons or to enhance our understanding of age-related issues that will eventually lead to such outcomes. We construe application broadly and encourage contributions across a range of applications toward those foci, including interventions, methodology, policy, and theory. Manuscripts from all disciplines represented in gerontology are welcome. Because the circulation and intended audience of JAG is global, contributions from international authors are encouraged.
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