Right move, right time

Dementia patients live longer when families delay putting them in a nursing home, research suggests

By Alice Dembner

Globe Staff / August 7, 2006

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For seven years after Sophie Kloza's diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease, her two daughters cared for her at home. They signed her up for a day-care program with special services for people with dementia and alternated spending nights at Kloza's Lowell home. As she grew increasingly ill, they battled her paranoia and helped her bathe and eat. It was debilitating and ... (Full article: 1419 words)