When Alzheimer’s Meets Race, Black Caregivers Face Toughest Challenges

In addition to the universal woes of seeing a loved one succumb to Alzheimers disease, black caregivers face fears about them receiving substandard care in nursing homes. The desire - and pressure - to take care of family members at home is widespread: few African Americans–only 19 percent according to one study–consider long-term care placement as an option. Perhaps because of several studies showing that black patients get inferior care in residential facilities. Reporting for Voicewaves, Andrea Parrott explores this hard issue through an aging couple.