Yvette Nicole Brown says putting her dad with Alzheimer's in a care home was a 'heartbreaking, guilt-ridden choice'

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 23:56

Yvette Nicole Brown smiling for the camera at a red carpet event. — Yvette Nicole Brown says she was finally able to be a daughter to her father after spending the past 11 years as his primary caregiver.
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Yvette Nicole Brown has been her dad's primary caregiver for the past 11 years, since he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
However, she recently had to place him in a care home because she could no longer take care of him.
A 2021 Pew Research Center survey found that 23% of US adults are now part of the "sandwich generation."

Yvette Nicole Brown says she recently had to put her father — who has Alzheimer's — in a care home because she could no longer be his primary caregiver.