MORETHAN
5MI LLI ON AMERI CANSL I VEWI THAL ZHEI MER’ SDI SEASE
Al z hei mer ' sdes t r oys
MEMORY andot hercogni t i ve
FUNCTI ONS
ALZHEI MER’ SI NCI DENCE I SRI SI NG ALONG WI TH THEAGI NGPOPULATI ON THEPREVAL ENCE OFTHEDI SEASE DOUBL ESEVERY
UP TO FOUR FAMI L Y MEMBERS OR LOVED ONES ACT AS CAREGI VERS FOR EACH ALZHEI MER’ S DI SEASE SUFFERER
ABOUT 500, 000 AMERI CANS
YOUNGER THAN 65 HAVE EARLY ONSET ALZHEI MER’ S
5YEARS AFTER AGE65
THENUMBEROFPEOPLE
AGE65ANDOVER
I SPREDI CTEDTODOUBL EBY2050,
TOALMOST90MI LLI ON