A new report suggests up to 7.2 million Americans ages 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, an increase of about 300,000 cases of the mind-robbing disease from a year ago .
The Alzheimer’s Association’s annual facts and figures report, released on April 29, said the total annual cost of caring for people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will reach $384 billion in 2025. That figure doesn’t include the cost of unpaid care from 12 million family members and friends who provide billions of hours of care valued at more than $400 billion, according to the report.
“The impact of Alzheimer’s keeps growing and more and more families are affected,” said Elizabeth Edgerly, the Alzheimer’s Association’s senior director of community programs and services. “The costs are rising, so it’s more important than ever to find ways to address this growing issue.”…