The Alzheimer's Underfunding

THE ALZHEIMER'S Is most economically damaging to women and UNDERFUNDING providing unpaid care. minorities who lose wages to hours spent Friends and family in the US spend 17.7 billion hours a year taking care of people with Alzheimer's (1) This averages out to 22 22 hours of care per caregiver per week. (2) 65% 64% It affects minorities more Average hours per week spent providing unpaid care: 7) of caregivers of caregivers are currently employed (5) are women (3) 30 hours 30 hours 20 hours 16 hours 21% 30% of caregivers have a child are 65 or older (4) under 18 years HISPANIC AFRICAN NON-HISPANIC ASIAN old at home (6) AMERICAN WHITE AMERICAN Top 10 States who provide the highest share of Alzheimer-specific beds Top 10 States where residents provide the highest share of unpaid care to Alzheimer patients TOP 10 STATES Rhode Island 0.133 % Alaska 6065 Indiana 0.104 % Utah 5678 Colorado 0.102 % 1 Mississippi 4568 4. Wyoming 0.102 % Kentucky 4537 Maine 0.091 % Texas 4490 Minnesota 0.082 % 6. Georgia 4376 Missouri 0.081 % Tennessee 4327 Montana 0.081 % 8. Nevada 4216 Massachusetts 0.08 % 6. South Carolina 4189 10 Nebraska 0.08 % 10 Colorado 4142 The states who provide the highest percentage of beds have significantly lower hours of unpaid care needed. (8) 6500 6000 Alaska Utah 5500 5000 Mississippi Kentucky Texas Tennessee South Carolina 4500 Georgia O Nevada Colorado 4000 Indiana WAyoming. 3500 Massachusetrs Missouri Mirinesota Maine Nebraska 3000 Rhode Island 2500 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 12% 13% 14% (1) Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vol 10, Issue 2, 2014 (2) Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vol 10, Issue 2, 2014 (3) 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (4) Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (5), (6) & (7) National Alliance for Caregiving Study (8) 2009 BRFSS, U.S. Census Bureau, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Alliance for Caregiving, AARP and U.S. Department of Labor. If you'd like to tell your data's story contact Datassist at http://www.idatassist.com DATASSIST AT