L. Rosenman et al., AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS AS VETERANS FORGET - THE CARE OF VETERANS WITH DEMENTIA, Australian journal on ageing, 14(3), 1995, pp. 137-140
Comparisons between veterans and non-veterans in a sample of 243 older
Australians with dementia show that veterans are more likely to be ol
der men being cared for at home by older frail spouses, or are single
older women who are those most likely to be institutionalised. Care ne
eds for veterans are shifting from meeting medical needs of a male pop
ulation to providing support to older female carers and older frail wo
men with no partner.