Planning Ahead or Living a Day at a Time? A Family History of AD and Retirement Planning

An Alzheimer’s disease (AD) diagnosis has consequences that can extend beyond the individual to family members. These impacts, which are especially strong for caregivers, include worries about the health of the affected relative, changes in the caregiver’s health (eg, risk of depression), and/or distress regarding what the diagnosis portends for the caregiver’s own future health or that of other relatives. Family members may also experience…