Alzheimer's Study Group: A National Alzheimer's Strategic Plan
Alzheimer's Facts by Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County
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Alzheimer’s Care Facts United States homeinstead.com AFU.10 Who is affected by Alzheimer’s Disease? • An estimated 5.3 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s disease.This figure includes 5.1 million people 65 and older. 1 • One in eight persons 65 and older (13%) have Alzheimer’s disease. 1 • Nearly half of all seniors 85 years and older—2.7 million people—have Alzheimer’s disease. 1 • Every 70 seconds, someone in America develops Alzheimer’s disease. By mid- century, someone will develop Alzheimer’s every 33 seconds. 1 • By 2050, the number of individuals 65 and older with Alzheimer’s is projected to number between 11 million and 16 million. Barring a medical breakthrough, by that date, more than 60% of people with Alzheimer’s disease will be 85 or older. 1 Who Provides Alzheimer’s Care? • Almost 10 million Americans provide unpaid care for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. 1 • About 60% of family and other unpaid caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are women. 1 • In 2008, the unpaid caregivers of adults with Alzheimer’s and other dementias provided 8.5 billion hours of care valued at $94 billion. 1 • One study has indicated that about 40% of caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias provided more than 40 hours a week of help compared with 28% of caregivers of other older adults. 1 • Compared with those surveyed in 2004, more family caregivers in 2009 said Alzheimer’s or dementia is the main reason their care recipient needed care (8% in 2004 vs. 15% in 2009). In addition, the overall prevalence of Alzheimer’s or mental confusion has increased (22% in 1997, to 25% in 2004, to 30% in 2009). 2 Who Needs Help? • Those who care for Alzheimer’s patients report a higher level of emotional stress than those who care for seniors with other conditions (40% vs. 28% ). 2 • In the year before their senior with Alzheimer’s or dementia died, 59% of family caregivers felt that they were “on duty” 24 hours a day. 1 • The stress of caregiving was so great that 72% of family caregivers said they experienced relief when the person died. 1 • About one-third of family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias have symptoms of depression. 1 • Caregivers of people who had Alzheimer’s or other dementias with behavioral symptoms are 68% more likely than caregivers of other older people to have reduced their hours or quit work. 1 1 “2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures,” reprinted with permission from the Alzheimer’s Association*, online at http://www.alz.org/national/documents/report_alzfactsfigures2009.pdf. * © 2009 Alzheimer’s Association. 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. All rights reserved. This is an official publication of the Alzheimer’s Association, but may be distributed by unaffiliated organizations and individuals. Such distribution does not constitute an endorsement of these parties or their activities by the Alzheimer’s Association. 2 “Caregiving in the U.S.,A Focused Look atThose Caring for Someone Age 50 or Older,” Executive Summary, November 2009, online at http://www.caregiving.org/data/FINALRegularExSum50plus.pdf and www.aarp/caregivingus. Each Home Instead Senior Care franchise office is independently owned and operated. ©2010 Home Instead, Inc.
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In the United States, Alzheimer's disease affects millions of American's, about 5.3 million in fact. By 2050, the number of individuals 65 and older with Alzheimer’s is projected to number between 11 million and 16 million. Barring a medical breakthrough, by that date, more than 60% of people with Alzheimer’s disease will be 85 or older. Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County is fully-trained to provide in-home care to seniors throughout the area including Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Windsor, Healdsburg, Sonoma and more.
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Alzheimer’s Care FactsUnited States
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AFU.10
Who is affected by Alzheimer’s Disease?
•Anestimated5.3millionAmericansofallageshaveAlzheimer’sdisease.Thisfigureincludes5.1millionpeople65andolder.1
•Oneineightpersons65andolder(13%)haveAlzheimer’sdisease.1
•Nearlyhalfofallseniors85yearsand older—2.7millionpeople—haveAlzheimer’sdisease.1
•Every70seconds,someoneinAmericadevelopsAlzheimer’sdisease.Bymid-century,someonewilldevelopAlzheimer’severy33seconds.1
•By2050,thenumberofindividuals65andolderwithAlzheimer’sisprojectedtonumberbetween11millionand16million.Barringamedicalbreakthrough,bythatdate,morethan60%ofpeoplewithAlzheimer’sdiseasewillbe85orolder.1
Who Provides Alzheimer’s Care?
•Almost10millionAmericansprovideunpaidcareforapersonwithAlzheimer’sdiseaseorotherdementia.1
•About60%offamilyandotherunpaidcaregiversofpeoplewithAlzheimer’sdiseaseandotherdementiasarewomen.1
•In2008,theunpaidcaregiversofadults withAlzheimer’sandotherdementiasprovided8.5billionhoursofcarevalued at$94billion.1
•Onestudyhasindicatedthatabout40%ofcaregiversofpeoplewithAlzheimer’sandotherdementiasprovidedmorethan40hoursaweekofhelpcomparedwith28%ofcaregiversofotherolderadults.1
•Comparedwiththosesurveyedin2004,morefamilycaregiversin2009saidAlzheimer’sordementiaisthemain reasontheircarerecipientneededcare (8%in2004vs.15%in2009).Inaddition,theoverallprevalenceofAlzheimer’sormentalconfusionhasincreased(22%in1997,to25%in2004,to30%in2009).2
Who Needs Help?
•ThosewhocareforAlzheimer’spatientsreportahigherlevelofemotionalstressthanthosewhocareforseniorswithotherconditions(40%vs.28%).2
•IntheyearbeforetheirseniorwithAlzheimer’sordementiadied,59%offamilycaregiversfeltthattheywere“onduty” 24hoursaday.1
•Thestressofcaregivingwassogreatthat72%offamilycaregiverssaidtheyexperiencedreliefwhenthepersondied.1
•Aboutone-thirdoffamilycaregiversofpeoplewithAlzheimer’sandotherdementiashavesymptomsofdepression.1
•CaregiversofpeoplewhohadAlzheimer’sorotherdementiaswithbehavioralsymptomsare68%morelikelythancaregiversofotherolderpeopletohavereducedtheirhoursorquitwork.1
1“2009Alzheimer’sDiseaseFactsandFigures,”reprintedwithpermissionfromtheAlzheimer’sAssociation*,onlineathttp://www.alz.org/national/documents/report_alzfactsfigures2009.pdf.
*©2009Alzheimer’sAssociation.2009Alzheimer’sDiseaseFactsandFigures.Allrightsreserved.ThisisanofficialpublicationoftheAlzheimer’sAssociation,butmaybedistributedbyunaffiliatedorganizationsandindividuals.
SuchdistributiondoesnotconstituteanendorsementofthesepartiesortheiractivitiesbytheAlzheimer’sAssociation.
2“CaregivingintheU.S.,AFocusedLookatThoseCaringforSomeoneAge50orOlder,”ExecutiveSummary,November2009,onlineathttp://www.caregiving.org/data/FINALRegularExSum50plus.pdfandwww.aarp/caregivingus.
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Alzheimer’s Care FactsCanada
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Who is affected by Alzheimer’s Disease?
•Morethan500,000CanadianshaveAlzheimer’sdiseaseorrelateddementias.1
•Onein11Canadiansover65hasdementia.1
•Womenrepresent72%ofallcasesofAlzheimer’sdisease,and62%ofoveralldementiacases.1
•In2008,therewere103,700newcases ofdementiaoronenewcaseevery fiveminutes.1
•By2038,incidenceofAlzheimer’sdiseaseandrelateddementiaswillrisetoone newcaseeverytwominutesor257,800newcases.1
Who Provides Alzheimer’s Care?
•OneinfiveCanadians45andolderisprovidingsomeformofcaretoseniorswhohavelong-termhealthproblems.2
•Fordementiaalone,thenumberoffamilycaregivinghoursisexpectedtomorethantriple,increasingfromapproximately 231millionhoursin2008to756millionhoursbytheyear2038.1
•Anestimated36%ofCanadiansknowsomeonewithAlzheimer’sdisease.3
•About17%ofCanadianshavesomeonewithAlzheimer’sdiseaseintheir immediatefamily.3
Who Needs Help?
•In2008,thecostofdementiainCanada wasestimatedat$15billionayear.Thisaccountsfordirecthealthcostsandindirectcostsassociatedwiththeprovisionofunpaidcare.Thisnumberwillreach$153billionayearby2038ifnothingchanges.1
•TheincreaseinCanadians65andolderlivingathomewithdementiaisexpectedtojumpfrom55%to62%.Thistranslatesintoanadditional510,000peoplelivingathomeby2038.1
•Thephysicalandpsychologicaltollon familycaregiversissignificant:40to75% ofcaregivershavepsychologicalillnesses asaresultoftheircaregiving,and15to 32%depression.4
1“RisingTide–TheImpactofDementiaonCanadianSociety,”AlzheimerSocietyofCanada,January2010,onlineathttp://www.alzheimer.ca/english/rising_tide/rising_tide_summary.htm.
2StatisticsCanada,“Eldercare:WhatWeKnowToday,”2008,onlineathttp://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2008002/article/10689-eng.htm.
3Alzheimer’sDiseaseFactSheet,AlzheimerSocietyofCanada,onlineathttp://alzheimer.ca/english/media/adfacts2009.htm.
4WorldAlzheimerReport.Alzheimer’sDiseaseInternational,September2009,onlineathttp://www.alz.co.uk/research/worldreport/.
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