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DID
YOU KNOW...
Today 4.5
million Americans
live with Alzheimer’s
disease.
The likelihood of developing
Alzheimer’s
doubles every 5 years after age
65.
By
age 85,
the risk reaches
nearly
50%.
60%
of all people with Alzheimer’s disease
will
wander away from home and become
lost.
70%
of people with Alzheimer’s
live
at home.
The direct and indirect costs of
caring for
Americans with Alzheimer’s
disease
are currently at least $100
billion annually.
By
2030, when the entire Baby Boom generation
is 65 years or older, the number of Americans
with Alzheimer’s could rise to more
than 50 million.
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