Total healthcare costs are more than three times higher for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias than for other people age 65 and older, according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, released March, 2009.
To read the full report:
http://www.alz.org/news_and_events_2009_facts_figures.asp
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Thanks for posting this! Very important info in that report as Alzheimer's disease affects more and more families.
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