The dementia rate in Christian County is higher than the state average, and at Tuesday’s Hopkinsville Rotary Club meeting, Alan Toliver from the Alzheimer’s Association shared disease statistics and how the community can support the search for a cure.
Toliver works with the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Alzheimer’s Disease is a form of dementia, which is an umbrella term used to describe diseases that result in cognitive disabilities such as memory loss and struggles with daily tasks.
Toliver says around 81,000 people in Kentucky have Alzheimer’s. Across the state, he says around 10.5% of Kentuckians over the age of 65 have some type of dementia, but in Christian County, that rate is 12.5%…