13.6% of people aged 45 and older have subjective cognitive decline
92,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in Louisiana
207,000 Alzheimer’s cases in the tri-state region of LA, MS, AR
200,000 family caregivers bear the burden of Alzheimer’s in Louisiana
363M hours of unpaid care provided by caregivers
$4.8B is the value of the unpaid care
$765M is the cost of Alzheimer’s to Louisiana Medicaid
Alzheimer’s disease can be predicted and prevented
5% of the world population has a high risk for Alzheimer’s
1:5 women and 1:10 men will develop Alzheimer’s disease in their lifetime
The US prevalence will triple by 2050 (from 5M to 15M cases)
The US cost per year will grow exponentially by 2050 (from $300B to $1.5T)
There are 3.56M adults in Louisiana; 178,000 at high risk for Alzheimer’s
There are 7.81M adults in the tri-state region (LA, MS, AR) - 390,500 at
high risk for Alzheimer’s
There are no Alzheimer’s centers in the region
Healthy Brain Initiative aims to reduce the lifetime risk of Alzheimer's
disease (currently 1 in 5 women, 1 in 10 men) to promote cognitive SuperAging
in the 90s.
Healthy brain habits can lower risks by more than 50%. Activities include:
