Physician visits were nearly triple for Alzheimer's disease caregivers when compared to non-caregivers (95.5 per month/100 contrasted to 34.3 per month/100).

Emergency room use was twice as high for Alzheimer's disease caregivers as for similar aged non-caregiving women (2.6 visits per month/100 women contrasted with 5.5 visits per month/100 caregivers).

Over the course of an 18-month study, Alzheimer's disease caregivers showed a 25% increase in the utilization of all types of health care services.

A caregiver providing care for an individual with Alzheimer's disease on average costs $4,766 more in health care service per year (per person) than a non-caregiver.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved five drugs that temporarily improve Alzheimer's disease symptoms.

When the first wave of baby boomers reaches age 85 (in 2031), an estimated 3.5 million people age 85 and older will have Alzheimer’s.

Between 2010 and 2050, the oldest-old are expected to increase from 15% of all older people in the United States to one in every four older Americans (24%).

By 2050, the number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease may triple, from 5.2 million to a projected 11 million to 16 million, barring the development of medical breakthroughs to prevent, slow or stop the disease.

By 2025, the number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease is estimated to reach 6.7 million— a 30 percent increase from the 5.2 million age 65 and older currently affected.