PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

WE’VE COME TOGETHER

Caregivers, people with early stage of

Alzheimer’s, healthcare providers, academic

and business professionals, government

officials, and community members have all

come together in the fight to take action

against Alzheimer’s disease.

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

WE’VE COME TOGETHER

• Everyone can

prepare Minnesota

for Alzheimer’s

• Alzheimer’s impacts

everyone

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

THE RISE OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

The rise of Alzheimer’s disease in Minnesota

will bring enormous cost and burden to

individuals with the disease,

their families, caregivers, employers,

communities, and the state.

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

• Alzheimer’s is NOT normal aging; it’s a

progressive, fatal, no-fault brain disease.

• There is a new case of Alzheimer’s disease

in the U.S. every 68 seconds.

• Of Americans aged 65 and over, 1 in 8 has

Alzheimer’s, and nearly half of people aged

85 and older have the disease.

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE FACTS

• Fewer than 50 percent of people with

Alzheimer’s receive a diagnosis.

• Alzheimer’s is the only cause of death

among the top 10 in America without a

way to prevent, cure, or even slow down

its progression.

• 237,441 Minnesotans caring for someone

with Alzheimer’s in 2011 provided unpaid

care valued at 3.2 billion.

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE FACTS

• Without change, the total cost of

care for Americans age 65 and older

with Alzheimer’s disease will

increase five-fold: from $172 billion

to 1.08 trillion, per year.

• In Minnesota alone, these costs

could reach $20 billion, most of

that being Medicaid dollars.

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

PREPARING MINNESOTA

• Prepare Minnesota for Alzheimer’s

(PMA) 2020 is the first-ever, statewide

collaborative to prepare for the

budgetary, social, and personal impacts

of Alzheimer’s disease by 2020.

• As a result of PMA 2020, Minnesota

could have improved care and support,

and reduced expenses for people with

Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

PREPARING MINNESOTA

We will prepare Minnesota for Alzheimer’s by:

• Increasing early identification of Alzheimer’s disease

and improving ongoing treatment, based on

recommended care practices.

• Sustaining caregivers through access and

navigation of organized information about

supportive services and resources.

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

PREPARING MINNESOTA

We will prepare Minnesota for Alzheimer’s by:

• Equipping and engaging communities in supporting

individuals with the disease and their caregivers.

• Raising awareness and reducing stigma of Alzheimer’s

disease and related dementia.

• Establishing and garnering stakeholder investment in

promising interventions that reduce costs for Alzheimer’s

and related dementias.

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

PMA 2020

PMA 2020 is organized under a

unique collaborative structure that is

intended to foster collective

ownership and accountability for

furthering its vision.

No single organization owns, funds,

or controls the initiative.

PREPARE MINNESOTA FOR ALZHEIMER’S 2020

AN URGENT CALL

The rapidly increasing prevalence of

Alzheimer’s in Minnesota is an urgent

call for us to prepare our systems and

communities for the complex needs

related to the disease.

Learn more or participate in PMA 2020

at http://www.collectiveactionlab.com

Facts about Alzheimer’s disease are from 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures (www.alz.org)

WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK

• What questions do you have about PMA 2020?

• What suggestions do you have for PMA 2020?

• What concerns do you have about PMA 2020?