Project Summary

Families are a key social determinant of the health and well-being of older adults, potentially creating or expanding inequities in how well care needs are met. Disadvantage may be especially heightened among older adults with ADRD who may be more likely to live in complex families. This project seeks to enhance measurement of family and kinship ties and caregiving norms and behaviors regarding care for older adults in order to better understand under what circumstances complex family and kinship ties become activated and how this process differs for individuals living with ADRD.