An estimated 7.2 million Americans over the age of 65 are living with Alzheimer’s disease — that’s one in nine people over 65.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, dementia is a group of symptoms associated with a decline in memory, reasoning or other thinking skills. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80% of dementia cases.
In the United State’s 3,142 counties, Orleans Parish had the sixth-highest rate of Alzheimer’s disease in people over 65…