An Innovative Approach to Empowering Care Partners Living with A Loved One Diagnosed with Younger‐Onset Alzheimer’s

An Innovative Approach to Empowering Care Partners Living with A Loved One Diagnosed with Younger‐Onset Alzheimer's Our innovative approach at Lorenzo's House, a nonprofit in Chicago, empowers care partners living with a loved one with younger‐onset Alzheimer's. Lorenzo's Angels is a proven model designed to create one‐on‐one mentor matches between care partners. This personalized match offers connection with someone who shares a similar profile and understands. Families living with a younger‐onset diagnosis are often underserved and under‐discussed in the Alzheimer's community. With this diagnosis comes a dramatic shift in a younger family's dynamic and they are often alienated from popular Alzheimers' resources geared towards people who are diagnosed later in life. These care partner spouses are in a uniquely important and difficult position as they are responsible for being the primary care partner to their spouse, breadwinner for the household, and for parenting independently ‐ all while navigating the complexities of the diagnosis.