A Comprehensive Look at Alzheimer’s: An Infographic

(ALZHEIMERS) A closer Look at the Dise ase Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia characterized by declining memory and other thinking skills caused by damage to nerve cells in the brain. This disease can cause changes in... Memory Behavior * The ability to think clearly In Alzheimer's disease, this damage can impair basic bodily functions, such as walking and swallowing. Alzheimer's Statistics Alzheimer's disease accounts for of dementia 60 to 80% cases. Every 67 seconds It was first identifed over 100 YEARS someone in the United States develops Alzheimers. ago. More than 5.2 MILLION Alzheimer's disease is the Americans have Alzheimer's 6" TH leading cause of disease in 2014. death in the United States. More than 500,000 seniors die each year from Alzheimers. Common Alzheimer's Symptoms Changes in Mood and Challenges in Critičal Confusion with Time and Place Personality Thinking withdrawal from Others Memory Loss Cost of Alzheimer's 24 Alzheimer's disease is the most expensive condition in the United States. In 2013 $15.5 MILLION family and friends provided $17.7 BILLION hours of unpaid care valued at more than $220 BILLION to victims of Alzheimer's and other dementias. NEARLY ONE IN EVERY FIVE DOLLARS SPENT BY MEDICARE IS FOR DEMENTIA PATIENTS. The average per-person medicare costs for dementia Alzheimer's also has a high emotional cost. patients is 60% 3X of dementia caregivers say they experience high or very high emotional stress. than the non-dementia seniors. Sources: http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_facts_and_figures.asp http://www.alz.org/downloads/facts_fig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia#Alzheimer.27s_disease Maray BEST CARE Designed By: SENIOR SERVICES ENationalPositions Profitable Internet Marketing %24