I watched a very short 2017 Alzheimer Association facts and figures video that I thought was important to share to understand just one aspect of why Long Term Insurance is so imperative to have!
Some quick fact excerpts:1
- More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s
- Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S.
- It kills more that breast cancer and prostate cancer COMBINED!
- 1 in 3 Seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another Dementia.
- More than 15 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other Dementias.
- In 2016 these caregivers provided an estimated 18.2 Billion hours of care valued at over $230 Billion!
- In 2017, Alzheimer’s and other Dementias will cost the nation $259 Billion!
- By 2050, These costs could rise as high as $1.1 Trillion!
Click on web link below to watch this video (less than 2 minutes!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLsVS0lrRD0
Click on web link below to go directly to Alzheimer web site for facts:
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PDF document fact sheet you can download
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1. Source: 2017 Alzheimer Association facts and figures video located at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLsVS0lrRD0