Alzheimer’s Association

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Our Vision is a World Without Alzheimer’s

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Alzheimer’s Association. Our Vision is a World Without Alzheimer’s. A Growing disease. Today, over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, including an estimated 200,000 under the age of 65. By 2050, up to 16 million will have the disease. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Our Vision is a World Without Alzheimer’s

Today, over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, including an estimated 200,000 under the age of 65. By 2050, up to 16 million will have the disease.

Another American develops Alzheimer’s disease every 68 seconds. In 2050, an American will develop the disease every 33 seconds.

Nearly 15 percent of caregivers are long-distance caregivers, living an hour or more away from their loved ones. Out-of-pocket caregiving costs are nearly twice as high for long-distance caregivers compared with local caregivers.

More than 60 percent of Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers rate the emotional stress of caregiving as high or very high; more than one-third report symptoms of depression.

In 2013, the direct costs of caring for those with Alzheimer’s to American society will total an estimated $203 billion, including $142 billion in costs to Medicare and Medicaid.

In 2013, an estimated 450,000 people in the United States will die with Alzheimer’s, meaning they will die after developing the disease.

One in every three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death. (2011)

1) Heart disease: 597,6892) Cancer: 574,7433) Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

138,0804) Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases):

129,4765) Accidents (unintentional injuries):

120,8596) Alzheimer's disease: 83,4947) Diabetes: 69,0718) Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis: 50,4769) Influenza and Pneumonia: 50,09710) Intentional self-harm (suicide): 38,364

About 2.3 million people in the United States are caregivers for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia who lives at least one hour away.

Thus, support programs tailored to the needs of long-distance caregivers are needed to address the particular challenges they encounter.

Howard Gruetzner, M.Ed, LPC, will be leading seminars to help caregivers meet their loved one’s needs.

May 28: Learning How to Prevent Problems and Manage Behavior in Dementia Care

June 25: Learning to Understand Research and Identify

July 23: For Caregivers: Developing Plans to

Take care of Your Future Now

August 24: The Experience of Grief: Person with Dementia and Caregivers

September 24: Coping Tools

In addition, we offer monthly support groups that cover a variety of topics:

Topic Schedule (2013) Topics

•May-June Helping Children/Teens Understand Dementia

•July August What You Need to Know About Legal Issues

•September-October Coping with Daily Caregiving

•November-December Safety Concerns: WanderingGroups•Howard Gruetzner 1525 Columbus Ave, Columbus Avenue Church

•254-753-7722 1st Thursday at 10:00 AM•Howard Gruetzner 7129 Delhi Road, Crestview Church of Christ

•254-753-7722 2nd Monday at 10:00 AM•Ashley Smith 2201 MacArthur, Hillcrest Senior Care Group

•254-202-6501 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 10:30 AM•Eva Bull 1700 Woodgate Dr., Wesley Woods

•254-666-5454 3rd Thursday at 5:30 PM

While finding a cure for this terrible disease is over the horizon, research efforts are aimed at finding ways to prevent and slow down the disease.

With your help, the Alzheimer’s Association can come one step closer to ending it.