One in eight baby boomers will get Alzheimer’s
5.2 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Association states in a new report. It is the 5th leading cause of death for people aged 65 and up, and the 7th leading cause of death overall.
Most sobering is the news that 10 million baby boomers – 1/8 of the people born between 1946-1964 – will develop it during the course of their lifetimes. The financial impact to their families will be huge; caregivers will have to be hired, or one member of the family will have to quit his or her job in order to care for their ill parents full-time.