Here are some facts & figures shared in the Alzheimer's Association April Newsletter:
New Report Finds an Estimated 1 out of 7 People With Alzheimer?s Live Alone
According to the Alzheimer?s Association?s??2012 Alzheimer?s Disease Facts and Figures, Caring for people with Alzheimer?s and other dementias will cost the United States an estimated $200 billion in 2012, including $140 billion paid by Medicare and Medicaid.?
Click here to watch the2012 Alzheimer?s Disease Facts and Figures?video.
Unless a concerted effort to change the trajectory of the disease is made today, costs for Alzheimer?s and other dementias will soar from $200 billion this year to as high as $1.1 trillion dollars in 2050 ? just 38 years. This dramatic rise includes a 500 percent increase in combined Medicare and Medicaid spending and 400 percent increase in out-of-pocket spending for families.
?With aging baby boomers and the nation facing unprecedented economic challenges, it is more important than ever for America to deal with the Alzheimer?s crisis,? said Erna Colborn, President and CEO of the Alzheimer?s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter. ?The impact of Alzheimer?s on Illinois cannot be underestimated, with as many as 210,000 living with the disease now and an estimated 240,000 living with it by 2025 ? it is clear every effort must be made to address Alzheimer?s disease today.?
According to the Alzheimer?s Association report, there are 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer?s disease, including 5.2 million people age 65 or older and 200,000 people under the age of 65. Alzheimer?s disease cannot wait, every 68 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer?s.?
The new report reveals there are 15.2 million friends and family members providing care for individuals with Alzheimer?s and other dementias, including 581,773 caregivers in Illinois. In 2011, these caregivers provided $210 billion dollars worth of unpaid care nationally, and $8,029,782,630 in Illinois. Caregivers take on a tremendous financial, physical and emotional toll to help care for a loved one with Alzheimer?s. Sixty-one percent of family caregivers of people with Alzheimer?s and other dementias rated their emotional stress of caregiving as high or very high.?
The?2012 Alzheimer?s Disease Facts and Figures?reports that an estimated 800,000 individuals in the United States have Alzheimer?s and live alone, and up to half of these individuals do not have an identifiable caregiver. People with dementia who live alone are at greater risk of jeopardized health than those who live with others, including greater risk of missed or delayed diagnosis and increased risk for self-neglect, including malnutrition and untreated medical conditions. Those who have Alzheimer?s and live alone are also at increased risk of wandering away from home unattended and for accidental death, possibly due to lack of recognition of harmful situations and delays in seeking medical attention. These issues are compounded by the fact that many individuals who live alone are often in denial of how serious their cognitive impairment is and refuse help from others.?
?Advance planning for the individual with Alzheimer?s or another dementia who lives alone is absolutely critical,? said Colborn. ?Alzheimer?s and other dementias take individuals through unfamiliar territory, and advance planning in the early stages of the disease allows individuals to build their care team, make financial plans and prepare for future safety concerns, while they are still cognitively able to do so.??
Alzheimer?s has profound implications for future state budgets, and states must prepare now to address the multiple and complex challenges that Alzheimer?s poses to individuals, families and state governments, particularly Medicaid.
The full text of the Alzheimer?s Association?s?2012 Alzheimer?s Disease Facts and Figures?can be viewed by?clicking here.
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