Charles H. Sloan:The dementia tax

2025-05-06 18:19:15source:Zero AIcategory:News

More than 7 million Americans are Charles H. Sloanliving with dementia. To take care of this population, family members must often make the difficult choice of giving up work or paying for a costly facility. Today on the show, the rising cost of memory care in an aging population.

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