| Abstract: | A recent US study reported that persons with Alzheimer's disease living alone differed from those living with others in their demographic characteristics and service utilization patterns (Webber et al ., 1994). In two studies we examined these same issues in a Canadian sample and extended the examination of persons with dementia living alone to include other variables (e.g. perceived risk) potentially related to service utilization. Similarities between the findings of the studies included that more people with dementia living alone than with others were female and used home-delivered meals. Those living alone were viewed as at more 'risk' than those living with others, but were not institutionalized and did not die at higher rates than those living with others. |
