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Page 1: Alzheimer’s: The Most Worrisome Disease of Later Life Source: Merrill Lynch/Age Wave, 2014. Health and Retirement: Planning for the Great Unknown
Page 2: Alzheimer’s: The Most Worrisome Disease of Later Life Source: Merrill Lynch/Age Wave, 2014. Health and Retirement: Planning for the Great Unknown
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What is Alzheimer’s Disease?Video

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THE PROBLEMS• 15.5 million family and friends provided 17.7 billion hours of

unpaid care.

• 40-70% of caregivers have depression, sleep problems, social isolation, mortality  -- and a greater risk of the caregiver’s developing dementia.

• Extreme stress and the intensity of care can take as much as 10 years off a family caregiver's life.  

CAREGIVERS’  HEALTH

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Health –eBrain Study

https://www.health-ebrainstudy.org/