Read this in an article from the local chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
People with Alzheimer’s are high consumers of hospital, nursing homeand other health and long-term care services, which translates intohigh costs for Medicare, Medicaid and millions of families. As familiesstruggle to survive in a deepening recession and states grapple withbudget shortfalls, Alzheimer’s disease threatens to overwhelm themboth.
Read the whole article at the Alzheimers Association website.