Learn About Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Direct costs in 2024 for covering Alzheimer's and other dementias .
The number of Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's in 2024. This numbr is expected to be 12.7M in 2025.
The number of people Worldwide living with dementia in 2020. This number is expected to rise to 78 million in 2030.
Source: Alzheimers Impact Movement
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with the disease — those with the late-onset type symptoms first appear in their mid-60s. Early-onset Alzheimer’s occurs between a person’s 30s and mid-60s and is very rare. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults.
Source: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-and-dementia/what-alzheimers-disease
What is Dementia?
Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. Some people with dementia cannot control their emotions, and their personalities may change. Dementia ranges in severity from the mildest stage, when it is just beginning to affect a person’s functioning, to the most severe stage, when the person must depend completely on others for basic activities of daily living, such as feeding oneself.
Source: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-and-dementia/what-dementia-symptoms-types-and-diagnosis
10 Warning Sign of Alzheimer’s
- Memory loss that disrupts daily life.
- Challenges in planning or solving problems.
- Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work, or at leisure.
- Confusion with time or place.
- Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relations.
- New problems with words in speaking or writing.
- Misplacing things and not being able to retrace steps.
- Decreased or poor judgment.
- Withdrawal from work or social activities.
- Changes in mood or personality.