Older spouses struggle to care for loved ones with dementia

Older spouses struggle to care for loved ones with dementia Just over a third of seniors aged 65 and older provide care for a spouse or partner, Statscan says It's been nearly four years since Russ Kellogg's wife, Frances, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Since then he's been caring for her on a full-time basis at their home in Estey's Bridge, a rural community 18 kilometres north of Fredericton. The retired couple, who are both 69, were once socially active …