Using harmonized data from the USA, England, Europe, Israel and China, our study reveals that at least one-fifth of people living with dementia and functional limitations received no care for basic or instrumental activities of daily living, regardless of regional development levels, and that care deficits persisted globally over time.
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Fig. 1: Trends in the proportion of people receiving no care for ADL or IADL among PLWD and functional limitations.
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Alarmingly large care deficits globally for people living with dementia and disability. Nat Aging (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-025-00849-7
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