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Research News

Study Finds Major Gaps in Dementia Care Across Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss. – Some 80% of Mississippi counties have no adult day service centers, and even counties that do have centers cannot meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers, a new University of Mississippi-led study indicates.