Alzheimer's Disease, A $20 Trillion Cost
Without an effective treatment, the cumulative costs of caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease in the United States could top $20 trillion over the next 40 years, according to a new report from the Alzheimer's Association, called "Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer's Disease: A National Imperative
- By the year 2050, the number of people with Alzheimer's disease will climb from roughly 5.1 million today to an estimated 13.5 million.
- If that happens, annual costs would also rise—from $172 billion to more than $1 trillion.
- Costs to Medicare will jump by more than 600% to $627 billion per year. That compares to $88 billion today. Meanwhile, Medicaid costs will soar to $178 billion, up from the current $34 billion, according to the report.
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Tonight I was in a "high end" retirement unit's Alzheimers facility and came away sad and challenged. I've heard that some facility's are using some of the Montessori methods to help people. Has anyone heard about this? Is it making a difference? We are Senior Move Managers, members of NASMM and have written a book with a chapter on moving people with Alzheimers. Our editor has us working on a second edition and we are hungry for information. There is also a chapter on aging in place and some of the technology available to accommodate this.
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