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September 24, 2025Public Policy & Aging Report3 citations

Bridging the Care Gap for People Living Alone With Dementia

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HMHeather L. MenneScripps Institution of OceanographyKSKatelyn SingerScripps Institution of OceanographyEMEmerson H McSparranMiami University

Key Points

  • Bridging the care gap improves the quality of life for people living alone with dementia.
  • Key insights recommend public policy changes to support individuals facing loneliness due to dementia.
  • The article utilizes observational analysis to explore current care practices for those living alone.
  • Findings suggest that enhancing social support systems can address the challenges faced by the aging population.

Abstract

Journal Article Bridging the Care Gap for People Living Alone With Dementia Get access Heather L Menne, PhD, MGS, Heather L Menne, PhD, MGS Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA Address correspondence to: Heather L. Menne, PhD. Email: email protected https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8342-341X Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Katelyn J Singer, PhD, MA, Katelyn J Singer, PhD, MA Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1929-0226 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Emerson H McSparran, BA, Emerson H McSparran, BA Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ian Matt Nelson, MGS Ian Matt Nelson, MGS Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8615-7704 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Policy & Aging Report, praf010, https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/praf010 Published: 24 September 2025 Article history Received: 13 April 2025 Editorial decision: 12 May 2025 Published: 24 September 2025

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Menne et al. (2025) studied this question.

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