2014 Alzheimer’s Disease Quick Facts By Patricia M. Warren, RN Administrator/Senior Home Companions (239) 931-9339 # More than 5 million Americans are living with the disease. # Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimers. # Alzheimers disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States # There are approximately 500,000 people dying each year because they have Alzheimers. # 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimers or another dementia. # 1 in 9 older Americans has Alzheimer’s Disease One of the interesting conclusions from the study was that Alzheimer’s Disease takes a stronger toll on women than men. # more women develop the disease. # women are more likely than men to be informal caregivers for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease. # a higher caregiver burden for women often results in a higher physical and emotional stress, strained family relationships and lost employment opportunities. This information obtained from a recent study (2014 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts & Figures) that focused on U.S. data related to Alzheimer’s Disease. You can download or review the complete study of his very interesting material by going to the alz.org
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