Expand Funding for a Permanent Respite Program 

Caregivers of people living with dementia take on an important but burdensome role of ensuring their loved one is safe and well-kept at all times. With their attention turned towards their loved one with dementia, caregivers are often left with emotional, financial, and physical difficulties than caregivers of people without dementia. Respite care provides a much-needed break for family caregivers. In cases where finances are tight, Mississippi’s state-funded respite care program can step in with critical support. The Alzheimer’s Association is urging state policymakers to increase funding for this program to serve the growing dementia population.