Alzheimer's Disease: A Case Study

Alzheimer’s disease is a prolonged decline of cognitive function that has been a critical problem for caregivers and families. Whether it has to do with assisting a patient with activities of daily living or physiological needs such as providing nourishment. Caregiver burden is a crucial issue when it comes to these patients with cognitive impairment; families are often faced with difficult changes of their loved ones, such as not recognizing them. Additionally, families “ struggle... often without support and resources that could vastly improve their quality of life” (Dresser, 2014, pg. 39). Since Mr. Bentley is the only caregiver for his wife, he has to face these difficult changes. Mrs. Bentley is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and