- One in 10 Americans older than 65 suffers from Alzheimer's disease. As the senior population grows, it is likely that Alzheimer's cases could triple by 2050 to more than 13 million patients.
- According to the Alzheimer's Association, the disease costs American businesses about $61 billion a year.
- According to the Long Distance Caregiver Project of the Alzheimer's Association of Los Angeles, 15 million days are missed from work each year because of long distance caregiving and the number of people doing this type of caregiving will double in the next 15 years.
Source: www.eldercareanswers.com.
As research continues, we’re learning more about how to decrease risk for
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. We’re learning how to give caregivers the tools
and support they need to care for loved ones without sacrificing their own physical and
mental health. We’re learning more about how to age well and improve the quality of life
in senior years.
Let GeriScan tell your organization more.
TOPICS
- Dealing with Changes in Your Parent’s Function/Independence
- Moving Out: Helping Parents Make Changes in Living Settings
- Navigating the Eldercare Health Maze
- Geriatric Syndromes and Our Parents
- My Fading Memory: Normal or Not?
- Geri-proofing a Home
- When Do We Call the Health Care Provider?
- Boomers’ Lifestyle Strategies to Lower Risk of Dementia
- Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Elders
- Clarifying Confusion: Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiving: Easing the Burden
- Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Depression Kills Seniors: Early Identification and Treatment
- Preventing Falls and Fractures
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