The Financial Toll of Dementia

Donna Rosato, writer at Money, spent three months covering the financial impact people face when caring for a family member suffering from dementia. Money contributor Jill Schlesinger interviews her about her findings.

For more on coping with the costs of dementia:

• Coping With Aging's Costliest Challenge
  • The Early Stage: Facing a Difficult Truth
  • The Middle Stage: Managing Rising Costs
  • The Final Stage: Providing Round-the-Clock Care
  • Read the full story on a single page.

• The Early Stage: Facing a Difficult Truth
• The Middle Stage: Managing Rising Costs
• The Final Stage: Providing Round-the-Clock Care
• Read the full story on a single page.

• Three Families' Stories
  • A Daughter's Sacrifice
  • A Guy Worries About His Gal
  • Protecting a Father's Legacy
  • Photo Essay: Faces of Dementia

• A Daughter's Sacrifice
• A Guy Worries About His Gal
• Protecting a Father's Legacy
• Photo Essay: Faces of Dementia

• Additional Resources
  • Organizations, websites, and tools for addressing all aspects of dementia care
  • 5 essential documents for protecting a loved one with dementia

• Organizations, websites, and tools for addressing all aspects of dementia care
• 5 essential documents for protecting a loved one with dementia