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Memory Care and Alzheimer's Disease
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Texas Alzheimer's Statistics - U.S. (2011)
In Texas alone, there are currently 340,000 people
living with Alzheimer's disease. By 2025, that number is expected to rise to
470,000 (www.txalzresearch.org).
 For
families with a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer's related dementia's
Texas certified Alzheimer's care centers provides a safe and pleasing
home environment. These specialized memory care communities are
designed exclusively for individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's
disease and other types of memory impairments.
To help
pay for care there are many options available aside from private
pay including:
Long term care insurance, Veterans Benefits,
and Medicaid
as well as preserve one's estate.
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The
following Statistics have been
provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
 Approximately 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Unless a cure or prevention is found, that number will increase to between 11 and 16 million by 2050.
- An estimated 340,000 Texans have Alzheimer’s disease.
- Alzheimer's affects up to 13 percent of people 65 and over and increasing to 50 percent at 85 and older.
- Direct and indirect costs of AD and other dementias amount to more than $183 billion annually.
- Almost 15 million Americans are caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia; in Texas, approximately 900,000 unpaid caregivers are providing care to the 340,000 individuals with the disease -- this equates to 971 million hours of unpaid care at a cost of 11.1 billion dollars per year.
- Texas ranks third in the number of Alzheimer's disease cases and second in the number of AD deaths.
- A new person develops Alzheimer's disease every 69 seconds -- this is projected to increase to every 33 seconds by 2050.
- Between 2000 and 2006, deaths due to heart disease, stroke, and prostate cancer declined by 12 percent, 18 percent, and 14 percent, respectively, whereas deaths attributable to Alzheimer's disease increased by 66 percent.
- Data requests will be addressed as time and availability of data permit. To ensure that data requests are fulfilled in a timely manner, please submit your requests at least two weeks before the data are needed. Please email the
Alzheimer's Disease Program Coordinator for information and assistance.
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