Silver Solutions Show: Creating a Dementia Friendly Faith Community

Creating a Dementia Friendly Faith Community

This week We Discuss Creating a Dementia Friendly Faith Community

EVERY 65 SECONDS someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease
Over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and as many as 16 million will have the disease in 2050
Frontotemporal disorders are 2nd most common cause of dementia, after Alzheimer’s
Lewy Body Dementia affects 1 million Americans
Between 2000 & 2015, deaths from heart disease fell 11%, while deaths from Alzheimer’s increased 123%
1 in 3 seniors die from Alzheimer’s or another dementia which is more than breast and prostate cancers combined
The lifetime cost of care for an individual with dementia is $341,840
Average length of time between when symptoms appear and diagnosis for Alzheimer’s is 2.8 years
Average life expectancy for Alzheimer’s after diagnosis is 8 to 10 years, range is 3 to 20 years

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