2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures alzheimers.org Recent surveys show: There are nearly 15 million Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers providing 17 billion hours of unpaid care valued at more than $202 billion. Alzheimer’s disease is the nation’s largest underfunded public health threat with an estimated 5.4 million Americans living with the disease. Alzheimer’s is the only cause of death among the top 10 in the U.S. without a way to prevent, cure or even slow its progression. In fact, Alzheimer’s kills more people than diabetes and more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. In 2010, Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers had $7.9 billion in additional health care costs. Every 69 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s home care counselors at Home Helpers are available to…
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Over the next decade approximately 47 million baby boomers in North America are or will be facing the role of caregiver to a parent, relative or elderly friend – an odyssey that will change many of your lives. At the same time countless thousands of seniors face the dilemma of caring for a chronically ill spouse.
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The most stressful problem facing caregivers of stroke patients comes from friends and family who criticize, ignore or don’t help, U.S. researchers find.
Northwestern Medicine researchers say the lack of understanding and help from friends and relatives causes the most stress and the greatest threat to a caregiver’s own health and well-being.
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A major research grant will help scientists study the links between memory and oral health in a bid to establish control over Alzheimer’s disease. The news of a $1.3 million study to be carried out on thousands of participants has been welcomed by the UK’s leading oral health charity – the British Dental Health Foundation. Research has long associated oral health with overall health problems, including dementia – though no studies have made clear how the state of the teeth and mouth affect mental function.
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New York, NY – Caregiving is still mostly a woman’s job and many women are putting their career and financial futures on hold as they juggle part-time caregiving and full-time job requirements.
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St. Louis, Missouri – LTCEP’s Alzheimer’s Disease National Network of Providers officially welcomes Home Helpers of Lockport IL, Ed Kerfin, Owner
The LTCEP Network consists of groups of providers across the U.S. and Canada who specialize in certain types of care. Visit their website at http://www.AlzheimersCareToday.com
“Our first group of providers are those who specialize in home care services for those suffering from dementia, memory loss, or Alzheimer’s Disease. We will also be focusing on Assisted Living facilities who offer this specialty, along with many other elder care and senior service providers nationwide and in Canada.” says Valerie VanBooven, RN, BSN, Managing Partner of LTC Expert Publications LLC
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According to a new study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, the higher a person’s degree of obesity, the higher their risk of stroke — regardless of race, gender and how obesity is measured.
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Nearly six million individuals in the United States and Canada alone have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia – a number that is expected to reach nearly 20 million in the next five decades. These are not just statistics; they represent millions of families with loved ones who require special senior care, both at home and in assisted living facilities.
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