Psychological burden on caring for dementia at home can be huge

By all accounts, Dorothy Housden has an ideal situation for someone living with dementia.
She’s in a bright and spacious ground floor suite in a house with her son Bill and his wife Mila Coutinho living above. Dorothy’s bedroom has a high enough ceiling to hold a sleek lift above her hospital bed, which is covered with one of her gorgeous black and patterned hand made quilts.
Although the doorways are a tight squeeze, Bill or Mila can push Dorothy’s wheelchair out to the ground