WHEREAS, It is estimated that more than 5 million Americans
of all ages are living with Alzheimer's, including 200,000
people under 65 years of age who have younger-onset Alzheimer's
in the United States, and more than 280,000 Pennsylvanians 65
years of age and older living with the disease; and
WHEREAS, Barring the development of medical breakthroughs,
the number of people 65 years of age or older with Alzheimer's
may almost triple to nearly 14 million people by 2050; and
WHEREAS, Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in
the United States and Pennsylvania, and one in three seniors
dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia; and
WHEREAS, During 2019 in the United States, more than 16
million Americans provided 18.6 billion hours of unpaid care to
individuals with Alzheimer's and other dementias and that care
had an estimated economic value of $244 billion; and
WHEREAS, In 2019, Pennsylvania had an estimated 677,000
Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers providing 770 million hours
of unpaid care valued at more than $10.1 billion; and
WHEREAS, Those with Alzheimer's and dementia require more
support and resources as cognitive, behavioral and physical
functioning worsens over time, placing enormous burdens on
government budgets and out-of-pocket expenses; and
WHEREAS, The lifetime cost of care for those with dementia is
nearly double the cost of care of those without dementia; and
WHEREAS, In 2020, Alzheimer's and other dementias will cost
the nation $305 billion, and total payments for health care,
long-term care and hospice care are expected to reach more than
$1.1 trillion by 2050; and
WHEREAS, Since the Alzheimer's and dementia continuum spans
decades, it provides many opportunities to model public health
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