The Impact of COVID‐19 on Family Dementia Caregivers: Insights from a Memory Clinic in Germany

Family dementia caregiving is associated with a high burden on the caregiving relatives. With the worldwide spread of coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2, new stress factors were added for both the caregivers and the PwD, as they had to further limit their social contacts due to statutory restrictions and they belong to the groups of people with a higher risk of a severe COVID‐19 disease course. Our aim was therefore, to investigate the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the care situation and well‐being of family dementia caregivers.